The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, Kwara State Council, has issued a 15-working day ultimatum to the state government to urgently address its key welfare demands or risk industrial action.
“Failure to meet the demands within the stipulated period, April 16, 2025 – May 8, 2025, will leave us with no other option than to commence industrial action,” according to a letter addressed to Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, dated April 15, 2025, and signed by the State Secretary of the association, Comrade Markus Lucas.
In the resolution at the end of its State Executive Council meeting in Ilorin, the association complained about several unaddressed issues affecting the welfare and professional standing of its members.
“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.
