Nurses at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, LUTH, Idi-Araba yesterday suspended its protracted strike, which resulted to the discharge of all patients in the tertiary hospital.

However, full services will resume at the hospital from today, raising hope that patients who had abandoned the facility since June 10, 2016 can now return to the hospital.

Vice President of the Nigerian Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), LUTH Branch, Stephen Olutola, told newsmen that the strike was suspended after a meeting between the leadership of the nurses and the Federal Ministry of Health (FMOH), during which the ministry pledged to address the demands of the nurses.

 “The nurses had to shift ground after the representatives of the ministry pledged to resolve all aspects of the demands from their own end.”

The management of LUTH also promised to address the area of the demand which falls on the hospital purview.”