Abuja, Nigeria–The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) has announced a seven-day nationwide warning strike beginning at midnight on Monday, July 29, in protest over the federal government’s failure to meet longstanding demands.
According to Jama Medan, Chairman of NANNM in the Federal Capital Territory, the association is mobilising members across all levels of healthcare—primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions—to join the industrial action.
“We will commence a seven-day warning strike from midnight on July 29. If the federal government continues to ignore our demands, we will determine further steps afterward,” Medan stated.
The association’s key demands include the official gazetting of the revised Nurses’ Scheme of Service approved in 2016 by the National Council on Establishments and the full implementation of a National Industrial Court judgment delivered on January 27, 2012. NANNM is also calling for an upward review of professional allowances, increased recruitment of nursing personnel, and better equipping of healthcare facilities.
Additionally, the union is advocating for the creation of a Department of Nursing within the Federal Ministry of Health and the inclusion of nurses in key health policy and leadership roles. The association has also rejected a recently issued circular on revised allowances, describing it as “grossly inadequate and discriminatory.”
In a statement shared via its official social media platforms, NANNM urged the public to seek alternative healthcare arrangements during the strike. “All government-owned health facilities nationwide will be affected. The federal government has failed to address critical issues affecting the healthcare sector,” the association said.
By Enoch odesola/ July 28,2025
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