NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES NEW SALARY FOR GRADUATE NURSES

Just inSpeaking with our correspondent on Saturday, the President of the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Mike Nnachi, commended the development, saying it is an appropriate grading.

“It is a good one for the students and even for us. That’s what we have been fighting for and we are happy,” he said.

The one-week-long meeting, which was presided over by Dr. Yemi-Esan, was attended by Heads of Service from 34 States and the FCT.

Also present at the meeting were 423 delegates from the states and representatives of all the labour unions and health practitioners’ associations.

According to the communique, the officials evaluated a total of twenty-four Memoranda on various establishment matters and certain proposals were approved.

Other memoranda approved at the meeting include the creation of the Dental Therapy Officer Cadre, removal of the Optometry Assistant Cadre, deemed to be obsolete, from the Schemes of Service, amongst others.