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Zamfara Nurses Embark on Strike, Hand Governor Lawal 24-Hour Deadline
Nurses in Zamfara State have started an indefinite strike over alleged salary discrimination, giving Governor Dauda Lawal 24 hours to act or risk a total collapse of healthcare services amid a cholera outbreak.
The Coalition of Nurses in Zamfara State has launched an indefinite strike over what they describe as discriminatory salary implementation by the state government, giving Governor Dauda Lawal 24 hours to meet their demands or risk a total collapse of healthcare services.
In a letter dated September 11, 2025, and signed by Dr. Kabiru Zamau on behalf of the coalition, the nurses alleged that the state Ministry of Health excluded over 1,000 nurses from the recently approved salary adjustment for health workers, applying it only to medical doctors.
The letter, also addressed to the state Commissioner of Health, Head of Service, Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Zamfara chapter, Medical Director of Federal Medical Centre Gusau, and the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), expressed frustration that repeated appeals had been disregarded.
“Consequently, and as a last resort, the nurses of Zamfara State have been forced to withdraw their services. As of nine hours ago, the industrial action commenced across state government health facilities,” the coalition stated.
The group further warned that if no action is taken within 24 hours, nurses in federal institutions, including the Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Gusau, would join the strike in solidarity.
They also cautioned that the withdrawal of services could intensify the ongoing cholera outbreak in the state. “Allowing the entire nursing workforce to withdraw their services at such a critical juncture, solely due to an injustice perpetrated by a government official, would be an unprecedented and devastating failure of governance,” the letter added.
The nurses urged Governor Lawal to personally intervene by instructing the Ministry of Health to address the alleged discrimination and ensure that the new salary structure covers all categories of health workers in the September payroll.
They stressed that failure to act promptly would plunge the state’s health sector into crisis, further endangering lives already at risk from the cholera epidemic.
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