WORKERS DECLARE THREE-DAY WARNING STRIKE OVER ECONOMIC HARDSHIP
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Public servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) have declared a three-day warning strike from October 2 to 4, 2026, over what the council described as worsening economic and mental hardship affecting workers and their dependants.
The council directed its national and state leaders to mobilise workers for the industrial action, which is scheduled to commence at midnight on Friday, October 2, and end on Sunday, October 4.
The directive was contained in a circular dated October 1, 2026, and signed by the National Secretary of the JNPSNC, Olowoyo Gbenga.
The decision followed the Federal Government’s failure to address demands previously submitted to President Bola Tinubu in a letter dated September 21, 2026, according to the council.
The council stated, “Consequent upon the above, the strike shall start with effect from midnight of Friday, 2nd October, 2026, to Sunday, October 4th, 2026.”
The circular directed public servants across the federal, state and local government services to participate in the warning strike, saying the action was aimed at drawing attention to the hardship facing workers and other Nigerians.
It stated, “In the same vein, all public servants in the services of Federal, State and Local Governments are to join the warning strike because an injury to one is an injury to all, most especially, all workers, their dependants, vulnerable and hapless Nigerians are groaning terribly under the present economic hardship.”
The council further said the situation had become increasingly difficult for workers.
“The economic and mental hardships are becoming unbearable and frustrating,” it stated.
It also urged its leaders to commence immediate mobilisation, declaring, “The time to act and mobilise workers for the three-day warning strike is now!!!”
The planned strike follows earlier demands by the JNPSNC for measures to cushion the impact of rising living costs, including a reduction in petrol prices to N500 per litre, an immediate wage award and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage ahead of 2027.
The council had given the Federal Government a September 30 deadline to address its demands, warning that failure to act would trigger the three-day industrial action.
Among the demands is the establishment of a tripartite committee to commence negotiations for a new national minimum wage expected to become due in 2027. The council had also proposed a minimum wage of at least N500,000 from 2027.
The JNPSNC said the demands were driven by concerns over the rising cost of living and the declining purchasing power of workers and their families.
The council concluded its latest circular by urging its members to disseminate the strike notice.
“Please, disseminate the information!!! Surely, there is victory for us!!!” the circular added.
As contained in the October 1 directive, public servants across the federal, state and local government services are expected to participate in the three-day warning strike beginning Friday.
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