Public servants across Nigeria have been directed to embark on a three-day warning strike from midnight on Friday, October 2, following the Federal Government’s failure to address demands concerning petrol prices, workers’ wages and negotiations for a new national minimum wage.
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) directed workers across the federal, state and local government levels to participate in the industrial action, scheduled to run until Sunday, October 4.
The directive was contained in a circular signed by the council’s National Secretary, Gbenga Olowoyo, and addressed to national presidents, general secretaries and state leaders of affiliated unions.
The council said the decision followed the expiration of its September 30 deadline issued to the Federal Government over demands contained in a letter addressed to President Bola Tinubu on September 21.
Among the workers’ demands is a reduction of the petrol pump price to N500 per litre, an immediate wage award and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage expected to take effect in 2027.
According to the council, workers and their dependants are experiencing worsening economic hardship, prompting it to direct its structures nationwide to mobilise members for the warning strike.
The JNPSNC is made up of eight public sector unions, including the Nigeria Civil Service Union, Medical and Health Workers Union, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria and National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives.
