Nigerian nurses protest over PHC closure, unpaid wages

Nigerian nurses protest over PHC closure, unpaid wages

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FCT Workers Storm Wike’s Office, Demand Resignation Of Council Chairmen

Nurses, primary school teachers, and Area Council workers in the Federal Capital Territory, under the banner of the Joint Unions, staged a protest at the at the office of the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, on Thursday to demand the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage and the reopening of over 270 Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) that have remained shut for over a month. The protesting workers, drawn from the Nigeria Union of Local Government…

Wike Intervenes In FCT Teachers Strike, Summons Council Chairman — Akelicious

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has summoned the chairmen of the FCT area councils and the leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers, FCT Wing, for a meeting. The meeting aims to find lasting solutions to the prolonged strike by primary school teachers over unresolved welfare issues. Wike disclosed this in Abuja on Thursday after inspecting ongoing projects ahead of their inauguration, planned to commemorate Presid…

FCT Minister Condemns Area Council Chairmen For Neglecting Duties

The Minister of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has expressed deep concern over the continued non-payment of the new salary structure to primary school teachers by the area council chairmen. The Minister also blamed the Area Council Chairmen for neglecting their responsibilities which prompted the ongoing strike across the six area council by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) Speaking to journalists in Abuja on th…

FCT nurses, unions protest PHC closure, unpaid wages

The FCT chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) on Thursday staged a protest in Abuja. By Aderogba George/Hauwa Sulyman The FCT chapter of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) on Thursday staged a protest in Abuja. The protest was over the alleged shutdown of Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) across the six area councils of the Federal Capital Territory. Their demands include the im…