National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives
# 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

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. 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.

## Leadership

### Presidents

    1977: Hanatu Omole
    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
