The National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives has called off its warning strike.
Speaking to journalists after a closed-door meeting in Abuja, the Minister of Health, Ali Pate who announced this said the decision followed agreements reached between the government and the association’s leadership.
However, union leaders declined to speak to the press after the meeting.
Nurses and midwives under the association had begun a nationwide warning strike on July 29 over unmet demands, including improved welfare, fair allowances, and better working conditions in federal health institutions.
The strike, which affected public health institutions across the country, was scheduled to last until August 5.
Writing by Martina Ogbonna