The National Association of Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institutions Sector, has pledged to maintain its ongoing strike until critical components of its demands are met.
Speaking on Thursday during an appearance on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, the National Chairman, Morakinyo-Olajide Rilwan, reaffirmed the union’s stance.
Despite holding a meeting with the Minister of Labour on Tuesday—following the expiration of the 15-day ultimatum issued on July 14, 2025—the union continued with the industrial action on Wednesday, stating that significant issues remained unresolved.
Rilwan said that the striking nurses will ignore calls by the government to return to duty without meeting some of their demands.
When asked what would happen if the government requests that they first return to work as it considers their demands, Rilwan said, “That is what the government will definitely ask for, that we should suspend the strike so they can look at our demands.
“We are not comfortable with that. We have to make sure that parts of the demand are attended to before we can suspend the strike at all.” Nurses.
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