National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives explained

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

History

The union was founded on 8 December 1977, when the Government of Nigeria merged the Nigerian Nurses' Association with the Nigerian Association of Nurse Anaesthetists.^[1] 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.

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.^{[2] [3]}

Leadership

Presidents

1977: Hanatu Omole^[4]

1982: Josephine A. U. Anyamene

1986: Job Micah

1992: Abdulsalami A. Shiru

1993: Lawrence O. Awowoyin

2000: Pat Emembolu Eze

2004: Linus Abdukadir Sabulu

2006: Lawal Hussaini Dutsinma

2012: Abdrafiu Alani Adeniji

2019: Deborah Yusuf

General Secretaries

1978: Moses A. Olabode

1992: Moses Ahura Matu

Samson Bolawale

George M. Ayua

W. G. Yusuf-Badmus

2015: Thomas Shettima

Notes and References

1. News: Restructuring of trade unions . 2 January 2021 . Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette . 8 February 1978.
2. Book: LeVan . A. Carl . Ukata . Patrick . The Oxford Handbook of Nigerian Politics . 2018 . Oxford University Press . Oxford . 0192526324.
3. Book: Nigeria . 1995 . U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of International Labor Affairs.
4. News: Ahuka . Ignatius . The History Of NANNM . 11 January 2021 . Nursing World Nigeria . 15 February 2019.