The Lagos State chapter of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives on Friday said it would proceed on a three-day warning strike on Monday, January 10.
The Lagos nurses strike action notice was contained in a statement signed by Oloruntoba Odumosu, the secretary of the union in Lagos.
According to Odumosu, the strike action by the Lagos nurses is to compel the state government to act on its demands for improved welfare, improved haxard allowances, employment of more nurses to cope with the workload amongst others.
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Excerpts from the statement read, “The State Executive Council of the association at its meeting on December 29, 2021, resolved that the Council should embark on a three-day warning strike starting 08:00 am on Monday, January 10, 2022, to 08:00 pm on Wednesday, January 12, 2022.
“This warning strike is to compel the Lagos State Government to act promptly on the following issues; acute shortage of nurses and midwives in health facilities; payment of retention allowance; proper consolidation of the CONHESS salary structure; regularisation of graduate nurses and stagnated nurses; improved welfare and working condition of nurses; improved hazard allowance; nurses representation in relevant boards and policymaking and life insurance scheme for nurses and other health workers,”
According to Odumosu, the strike will be total and comprehensive in all state-owned health facilities.
