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.

Mahmud Babatunde Baker     Shehu Jimoh     FOMWAN     Amuda Musbau     Oye Tinuoye     Vasolar Consultoria     Sarafadeen Kayode Akorede     CACOVID Palliatives     Agbarere     Amina El-Imam     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Kubra Kazum     Temi Kolawole     Plat Technologies Limited     Ajasse-Ipo     Sadiq Buhari     Taofik Abdulkareem     NFAI     Abubakar Usman Jos     Hamidu Olowo     Igbomina     Jamila Bio Ibrahim     Yaru     Balogun Fulani     Oniwa     Idi-Ape     Oba Abdulrahim     Bola Olukoju     Government High School Adeta     Simon Sayomi     Oladimeji Thompson     Tosin Saraki     Aliyu Umar     Nurudeen Mohammed     Idris Amosa Oladipo Saidu     Kisra     Revenue Court     RTEAN     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Ijagbo Health Centre     Christopher Odetunde     Labour Party     Awwal Jawondo     Amos Bajeh     Muhammad-Mustapha Suleiman     Owu Fall     Kwara 2019     Muhammad Sirajo Aliyu     Onilorin     Amos Sayo     Musa Aibinu     Sebastine Obasi     Ndama Al-hassan     Talaka Parapo     Tinubu     Anilelerin     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Read With Me     Adam Abdullahi Al-Ilory     Old Oyo     Agbarigidoma     Isiaka Alikinla     Lai Gobir     LABTOP     Sarah Jubril     Wahab Kunle Shittu     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Abdulganiyu Oladosu     Egbejila     Musa Yeketi     Suleiman Ajadi     General Hospital     Fatimat Saliu     Sam Onile     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Millennium Development Goals     Oke-Odo    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Dan Iya Of Ilorin     Bamikole Omishore     Olabanji Orilonishe     Press Release     Rafiu Olasile     Turaki Of Ilorin     Gamji Members Association     Saba Mamman Daniel     Earlyon Technologies     Abubakar Abdullahi Bata     Ajikobi     Saliu Shola Taofeek     IEDPU     Kola Adesina     Quareeb     Muslim Cementary     Ilorin Durbar     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Ahmed Alhasssan     Buari Edun     KWSIEC     Femi Gbajabiamila     Metro Park     Universal Basic Education Commission     Oyawoye     Sambo Murtala     Awoye     Osinbajo     Unilorin FM     Kaiama     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Ndama Al-hassan     Grillo     Abdullahi AbdulMajeed     Dorcas Afeniforo     Agboola Abdulraheem     High Court     Olaosebikan     Kwara State Television (KWTV)     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Yusuf Abdulwahab     Sola Saraki University     Kemi Adeosun     Garuba Alikinla Shittu     Mohammed Tunde-Jimoh     Emir Of Yashikira     Roseline Oni Aremu     Salman Suleiman     IPSAS     Photo News     SGBN     Ibrahim Labaika     CCT     Modibbo Kawu     Pacify Labs     Okanlawon Musa     Wasiu Onidugbe     Damilola Yusuf Adelodun     Saka Aleshinloye     Reuben Paraje     Kunbi Titiloye     Kwara Central     Temi Kolawole     Elerinjare     N-Power     Students Union Government     Lanre Issa Onilu     Bolakale Ayo     Abdulahi Abubakar Bata     Abatemi Usman     Sa\'adu Gambari     Mohammed Abduraheem     Yusuf Olaolu Ali     08001000100     Raheem Adaramaja     Obasanjo     Kazeem Adekanye