Public servants across Nigeria have declared a three-day warning strike over worsening economic hardship and the Federal Government’s failure to address their demands.
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council announced the strike on Thursday, directing its national and state leaders to mobilise workers nationwide.
The industrial action is scheduled to begin at midnight on Friday, October 2, and end on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
In a circular dated October 1 and signed by the council’s National Secretary, Olowoyo Gbenga, the JNPSNC said the decision followed the government’s failure to respond to demands contained in a letter sent to President Bola Tinubu on September 21.
The council is demanding a reduction in the petrol pump price to N500 per litre and an immediate wage award for workers.
It also called for negotiations on a new national minimum wage to begin ahead of 2027.
According to the council, the measures would help reduce the economic pressure on workers and their dependants.
“The economic and mental hardships are becoming unbearable and frustrating,” the council said.
It directed public servants across the federal, state and local government levels to participate in the warning strike and urged its leaders to begin mobilisation immediately.
“The time to act and mobilise workers for the three-day warning strike is now!!!” it said.
The planned strike follows a September 30 deadline issued by the council, which had warned that workers would down tools if the government failed to address their concerns.
The JNPSNC comprises eight public sector unions, including the Nigerian Civil Service Union, Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria and National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives.
The strike is expected to affect public servants across the three tiers of government.
