The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has officially suspended its seven-day warning strike, four days after it began.
This decision follows a meeting between the association’s leadership and a Federal Government delegation led by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Muhammad Pate.
Pate announced on Friday that the strike had been called off following the discussions.
The nurses and midwives, under the association’s banner, commenced the warning strike on 29 July 2025, citing the government’s failure to adequately respond to a 15-day ultimatum issued on 14 July 2025.
The strike significantly affected patients and disrupted medical services across public health facilities nationwide, bringing many government hospitals to a near standstill.
On Thursday, the National Chairman of the association’s Federal Health Institutions Sector, Morakinyo-Olajide Rilwan, outlined key demands. These include the gazetting of the scheme of service for nurses, upward review of allowances, introduction of specialty allowances for trained nurses, increased recruitment, improved remuneration, and the establishment of a dedicated department within the Federal Ministry of Health.
During the strike, the Minister of Labour, Muhammadu Dingyadi, urged the nurses and midwives to reconsider their stance, stating that industrial action is not the ideal means of resolving such disputes.