Despite claims by the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, that nurses in public hospitals have called off their warning strike, the nurses have refuted the statement, maintaining that the strike is still in progress. Speaking on behalf of the union, Omomo Tibiebi, National Public Relations Officer of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institutions sector (NANNM-FHI), emphasized that the industrial action, which began last Wednesday, has not been suspended. “The strike has not been suspended,” Tibiebi said. “Earlier today, NANNM executives held a meeting with the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammad Pate, and it was the minister who went to the press to claim the strike had been called off. “But he wasn’t the one who called the strike in the first place, so he has no right to declare it suspended. The strike is still on.” He further disclosed that the union’s National Executive Council (NEC) would convene on Saturday to assess the Federal Government’s offers and decide the next line of action. “There will be a NEC meeting tomorrow (Saturday), and that’s when a decision will be made. We will then determine if what the Federal Government has prom The nurses commenced the warning strike last Wednesday to push for a range of demands, including an upward review of shift allowances, a revision of uniform allowances, and the implementation of a separate salary structure tailored for nurses. Additional demands include an increase in core duty allowances, large-scale recruitment of nursing personnel, and the establishment of a dedicated nursing department within the Federal Ministry of Health.