Nurses’ Strike: Families Evacuate Patients From Hospitals In Plateau

As the nationwide warning strike called by the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) entered day two, families have started evacuating loved ones to their homes and private hospitals in Plateau State.

At the Plateau State Specialist Hospital, the earlier long queue of patients waiting to get their hospital cards disappeared when our correspondent visited the facility.

An expectant mother, Mrs Mary David, who was booked for antenatal checkup, told our correspondent that there were no nurses to attend to her and others who were scheduled for an appointment on Thursday.

Asked about her next next of action, Mrs David said she was going back home pending the suspension of the strike.

For Mr Nde Danladi John from Kanke local government area who also came to evacuate his wife and his son home, he said nobody attended to them since their arrival at the hospital on Wednesday.

Also, at the Jos North and Jos South primary health care, no nurse was seen attending to patients while the doctor on duty attended only to a few patients and told the rest to come back on Friday.

One of the patients who did want her name on print, expressed disappointment over the inability of the federal government to address the demands of the striking medical personnel.

Our correspondent reports that the strike, which started at the midnight on July 30, 2025, led to total withdrawal of services of nurse and midwives in all federal health institutions across the nation.