Kwara Nurses Issue 15-Day Strike Ultimatum Over Unmet Welfare Demands

Date: 2025-04-16

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Kwara State Council, has issued a 15-working-day ultimatum to the state government to address critical welfare demands or face potential industrial action.

In a letter dated 15 April 2025 and addressed to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, the association warned that failure to resolve the issues by 8 May 2025 would force nurses and midwives to down tools. The communique, signed by State Secretary Comrade Markus Lucas, followed a State Executive Council meeting in Ilorin where members decried "unresolved grievances undermining members' welfare and professional dignity."

Key concerns include stagnant promotions, unpaid allowances, and inadequate staffing-issues the union claims have persisted despite repeated appeals to authorities.

"Despite repeated communications, the matters remain unattended to, causing deep dissatisfaction among nurses in the state."

Among the key demands of the association is the non-implementation of the Federal Government-approved and implemented entry point placing graduate nurses on Grade Level 10, CONHESS 09, which the state government is yet to implement.

Others include the non-adoption of the 25 percent CONHESS salary upward review approved by the Federal Government, the non-review of call duty allowance anomalies, and the employment of additional nurses due to the severe shortage of personnel across hospitals in the state.

"There is a severe shortage of nurses across hospitals in the state, leading to burnout among the few available staff and increased brain drain. "We call on the government to initiate urgent recruitment to fill the manpower gap in the health sector," the association added.

"In line with the unanimous resolution of the State Executive Council of NANNM, Kwara State Council, we hereby issue a 15-working day ultimatum starting from April 16, 2025 - May 8, 2025, by 10:00 a.m., for the resolution of the above issues.

"Failure to meet these demands within the stipulated period will leave us with no other option than to commence industrial action," the association warned.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Adebayo Mohammed Kamaldeen     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Wale Oladepo     Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng     Saheed Alakoso     Abubakar Aliagan     Jelili Yusuf     Al-Hikmah University     Dauda Adesola     Muhammad Fawaz Abubakar     T And K FOODS     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Offa     Ramadhan     Oke-Ogun     Mamatu Abdullahi     Agor     Babajide Ajayi     Baakini     Lanre Jimoh     Moji Makanjuola     AbdulGafar Tosho     Funke Adedoyin     Durosinlohun Kawu     Kumbi Titilope     Isa Aremu     Nnazua     Abdulrasheed Lafia     Abiodun Musa Aibinu     Femi Ogunsola     Oniyangi     Government Girls’ Day Secondary School Pakata     Bolakale Ayo     Olokoba     Mufutau Olatinwo     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     BIR     Adama Isa     Aiyedun     Fareedah Dankaka     Christopher Ayeni     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Olaiya Zuberu     Ballah     Tunji Arosanyin     Ilorin     Old Oyo     Sunday Fagbemi     Doyin Agbamu     Omar Gambari     Sidikat Uthman Ajibola     Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone     Jamiu Oyawoye     Risikat Lawal     Sulaiman Gado     Clara Nwachukwu     Yaman     JUSUN     Kwara Consultative Forum     Yakub Lai Gobir     Yusuf Badmus     Kwara-SAPZ Project     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Pilgrims Board     James Kolo     Kehinde Boyede     Tayo Awodiji     Isiaka Oniwa     Ajibola Saliu Ajia     Suleiman Abubakar     Roseline Oni Aremu     Obayomi Azeez     Mohammed Danjuma     Kale Belgore     Col. Taiwo     AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa     Charles Ibitoye    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Irepodun     Marufat Oladosu     Salihu Ajia     Noah Yusuf     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Ajidagba     Unilorin FM     Lai Mohammed     Towoju     Toyin Saraki     Yahaya Abdulkareem     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Abdulrahman Iliasu     Twitter     Ahmed \'Lateef     Segun Adeniyi     Oro Grammar School     CKNG     Amusa Bello     Segun Ogunsola     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     SWAN     Ahmad Uthman     Baba Adini Of Kwara State     Marafan Shonga     Baruba     Balikis Jawondo     National Democratic Congress     Bursary     Sabi     MMWG     Tosho Yaqub     Ajase-Ipo     Bankole Omisore     Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship     Tsaragi     John Kehinde Salako     Toyin Abdullahi     07039448763     Forgo Battery Company Limited     GANZY     David Oyepinola Adedumoye     Kwara Hotel     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Sai Kayi     Sadiq Buhari     Suleman Abubakar     Aliyu Salihu     Clara Nwachukwu     Age AbdulKareem     Yakubu Mohammed Abdullahi     Nupe     Saheed Akinwumi     Ibrahim Abiodun     Lawal Jimoh     Moronfoye     TETFUND     Igbomina     Olayinka Are     Ayekale     Muhammed Aliyu     Sun Qing Rong     Afin Descendants Union Of Odo-Owa     Ojo Fadumila     Olabode George Towoju     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Kisra     Sardauna     JMK Construction Company Limited     Bola Olukoju     Samuel Elizabeth Keatswa     Sarah Alade     Olatunji Bamgbola     Salman Jawondo     IYA YUSUF     Ahmed Shuaib Buranga     Tricycle Owners Association Of Nigeria