JOHESU Announces Seven-Day Warning Strike Over Health Sector Demands

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has declared a seven-day warning strike to address unresolved issues within Nigeria’s health sector. Find out more about their demands and potential impact on healthcare services.

Members of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals (JOHESU) have announced a seven-day warning strike, starting at midnight tonight.

The most recent strike follows a fifteen-day warning of industrial action given to the Federal Government.

During a press conference in Abuja, Kabiru Minjibir, the national chairman of the union, outlined some of its demands.

The demands encompass the prompt introduction of a unified health salary structure, settlement of twenty-five percent arrears from June to December 2023, an increase in the retirement age for healthcare workers, tax exemptions on allowances for these professionals, and immediate payment of COVID-19 inducement hazard allowance along with other requests.

The organization is requesting all its members nationwide to adhere to the directive.