To stop all di plenty strike wey trade unions dey do, Federal Government don gree new plan wey dem call National Industrial Relations Policy, NIRP, 2025. Di aim na to control strikes.

Di government talk say dem don cancel di controversial circular wey make health workers go strike recently. Dem also plan to meet wit di nurses wey dey strike today.

Organised Labour don yan say dem no go gree make any person try cause kasala between Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), because e fit weaken di fight for workers welfare.

Di nationwide warning strike wey National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Federal Health Institutions Sector (NANNM-FHI), declare don enter Day 3. Di union talk say na di government go first do wetin dem dey demand before any talk go continue.

Nurses, midwives and medical doctors start di strike because their welfare package no good.

After Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting wey President Bola Tinubu chair, Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, talk say di new policy go help control trade union activities.

He talk say di NIRP go help build better relationship between workers and employers and make workplace calm. He talk say this kind policy dey very important as guide for how unions go dey operate inside Nigeria.

Di minister talk say over di years, we don see too much strike because no clear national policy dey. So FEC don approve di one wey Minister of Labour and Employment present.

He still talk say di policy go make work smooth, encourage talking between government, employers and workers, and help Nigeria follow wetin International Labour Organisation talk about good industrial relationship. Di policy go also show say peace for workplace suppose be top priority wey government must face now and always.

Di government don get laws before to handle labour mata, but people no dey respect am. So na why dem do this new policy to correct di wahala.

For di health sector, Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Alli Pate talk say health workers vex because of one circular wey National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission release. But dem don withdraw am now. He talk say government dey try renegotiate allowances and dey discuss with key unions like Nigerian Medical Association and nurses association.

He add say no be only money be di problem, dem dey solve other mata like posting of nurses. Di government dey serious about supporting health workers and make dem feel respected.

More meeting with union leaders go happen today, as President Tinubu don tell make dem dey engage workers to find peace wey go last.