🤠 BOOM🔥🔥LAUTECH NURSES BEGIN INDEFINITE STRIKE OVER WAGE, WELFARE DEMANDS.

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                   1 minutes read ⏱️ 7:37am


By Lee Min Ho 🤠

Nurses and midwives at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital (LAUTECH-TH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, have commenced an indefinite strike to press for the implementation of Nigeria’s new national minimum wage and the resolution of long-standing welfare concerns.

The industrial action, which began on Friday, September 19, 2025, followed the expiration of a 15-day ultimatum issued to the hospital management. In a joint statement released on Saturday, September 20, the unit chairman of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Ojewumi Olutayo, and the secretary, Adedokun Foluwake, accused both the hospital management and the Oyo State government of neglecting repeated appeals for improved working conditions.

The nurses are demanding:

Immediate implementation of the new national minimum wage and consequential salary adjustments backdated to January 2025.

Payment of promotion arrears from 2018 to 2024.

Urgent recruitment of additional staff to tackle acute manpower shortages.

Renovation and proper furnishing of nurses’ stations and restrooms.

According to the association, prolonged delays have caused severe financial strain, low morale, and the loss of skilled personnel to better opportunities elsewhere. They warned that the strike would continue until all demands are fully addressed.

The union also called on Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to intervene promptly, warning that the strike could disrupt critical healthcare services for thousands of patients, including pregnant women, children, accident victims, and other emergency cases.

This development comes despite the National Minimum Wage Act 2024 Amendment, which President Bola Tinubu signed into law on July 29, 2025, raising the minimum wage for civil servants from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000. However, implementation has remained inconsistent across several states and institutions.

The strike has further highlighted the persistent challenges facing Nigeria’s healthcare sector, including underfunding, poor welfare conditions, and inadequate staffing, which continue to strain service delivery across public health facilities.


© Lee Min Ho 🤠 

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