National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) is a trade union representing nurses and midwives in Nigeria.

History edit

The union was founded on 8 December 1977,[1] when the Government of Nigeria merged the Nigerian Nurses' Association with the Nigerian Association of Nurse Anaesthetists.[2] The Professional Association of Trained Nurses of Nigeria, Professional Association of Midwives of Nigeria, Professional Association of Public Health Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses Association and Industrial Nurses Association also joined the new union.[1]

The union affiliated to the Nigeria Labour Congress, and by 1988 it had 50,000 members. It grew to 100,000 members by 1995, and 125,000 by 2005.[3][4]

Leadership edit

Presidents edit

1977: Hanatu Omole[1]
1982: Josephine A. U. Anyamene[1]
1986: Job Micah[1]
1992: Abdulsalami A. Shiru[1]
1993: Lawrence O. Awowoyin[1]
2000: Pat Emembolu Eze[1]
2004: Linus Abdukadir Sabulu[1]
2006: Lawal Hussaini Dutsinma[1]
2012: Abdrafiu Alani Adeniji[1]
2019: Deborah Yusuf

General Secretaries edit

1978: Moses A. Olabode[1]
1992: Moses Ahura Matu[1]
Samson Bolawale[1]
George M. Ayua[1]
W. G. Yusuf-Badmus[1]
2015: Thomas Shettima[1]

External links edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Ahuka, Ignatius (15 February 2019). "The History Of NANNM". Nursing World Nigeria. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Restructuring of trade unions" (PDF). Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette. 8 February 1978. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. ^ LeVan, A. Carl; Ukata, Patrick (2018). The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0192526324.
  4. ^ Nigeria. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs. 1995.