Healthcare workers across Nigeria walked out for a 7-day strike at midnight on Tuesday after the government failed to respond to a 15-day ultimatum issued by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives.

This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Tuesday in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, by the state NANNM Secretary, Emmanuel Aina.

Mr. Muhammad Dingyadi, Minister of Labour and Employment, made the appeal on Wednesday in Abuja at a meeting with the leadership of the association.

Kwara State Council of the National Association of Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, has joined the nationwide warning strike action called by the national body

Former Kaduna Central senator, Shehu Sani, has warned that Nigeria may lose nurses to foreign nations if the ongoing strike is not resolved. Describing