Katsina health workers suspend strike in Nigeria
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Pmnewsnigeria
Health professionals in Katsina State have suspended their warning strike after Governor Dikko Radda made commitments on their salary demands. They resumed work on 18 October, while a technical committee is to review the CONHESS scale and professional allowances, according to their president Ibrahim-Balange, cited by Pmnewsnigeria.
Health professionals in Nigeria’s Katsina State suspended their seven-day warning strike on Sunday 18 October after further commitments from Governor Dikko Radda. The suspension took effect at midnight, Ibrahim-Balange, president of their assembly, announced in a statement issued in Katsina, according to Pmnewsnigeria.
The Katsina government has undertaken to reopen negotiations with health workers and review the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) and professional allowances. The decision followed a meeting between the association and Governor Dikko Radda on 16 October, Pmnewsnigeria reports.
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