{"id":71936,"date":"2025-08-04T05:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T05:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=71936"},"modified":"2025-08-04T05:26:24","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T05:26:24","slug":"fg-moves-to-improve-nurses-welfare-as-strike-ends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/08\/04\/fg-moves-to-improve-nurses-welfare-as-strike-ends\/","title":{"rendered":"FG Moves to Improve Nurses\u2019 Welfare as Strike Ends"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Oso Abidemi\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Federal Government has pledged to implement critical reforms aimed at improving the welfare, career structure, and working conditions of nurses, following the suspension of a nationwide strike by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM).<\/p>\n

The week-long strike, which disrupted healthcare services across the country, was called off over the weekend after both parties reached a consensus during a reconciliation meeting convened by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammadu Maigari Dingyadi, on Friday, August 1.<\/p>\n

A seven-point Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), was signed by union representatives and senior officials from the Ministries of Health and Labour, outlining measures to address longstanding issues affecting the nursing profession.<\/p>\n

One of the major outcomes was the federal government\u2019s commitment to gazette the long-delayed Nurses\u2019 Scheme of Service, originally approved by the National Council on Establishments in 2016.<\/p>\n

The scheme, once gazetted, will define a clear professional and career pathway for nurses in the public sector.<\/p>\n

The Ministry of Health is expected to work with the Office of the Head of Civil Service to finalise the process within four weeks.<\/p>\n

In addition to structural recognition, the government agreed to review key allowances proposed by the union.<\/p>\n

These include a 30% consolidated shift duty allowance, a 20% annual specialist allowance, and an increase in uniform allowance to \u20a6300,000 annually.<\/p>\n

Other provisions include a 4% consolidated call duty allowance, a 35% teaching allowance, and new allowances to address burnout, excess workload, and retention challenges.<\/p>\n

To address concerns around the centralisation of internship placements, the Nursing and Midwifery Council of Nigeria has been tasked with finalising an equitable placement model for graduate nurses across all states.<\/p>\n

The MoU also guarantees the representation of nurses on the boards of tertiary health institutions and the constitution of the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Governing Board as soon as possible.<\/p>\n

On workforce expansion, the Ministry of Health disclosed that over 14,000 health workers were approved for recruitment in 2024, with nurses making up around 60% of that figure.<\/p>\n

While that process is complete, preparations for the 2025 recruitment are already underway.<\/p>\n

With the agreement in place, NANNM has directed its members to resume work immediately.<\/p>\n

Both parties agreed that no nurse would face disciplinary action for participating in the strike.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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