The Joint Health Sector(JOHESU) on Thursday suspended its 43-day old strike, directing its members to resume work on Friday 1st of June. The National Executive of the Union took the decision to suspend the strike after what it described as a…
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Resume or be declared as having absconded from duty – Adewole threatens JOHESU
Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, has directed the striking health workers to resume work immediately or be considered to have absconded from duty. The minister gave the directive to Chief Medical Officers of all federal government owned hospitals late…
Health Workers’ Strike: Saraki, JOHESU to Meet Again On Monday
Senate President Bukola Saraki will meet the leadership of the Joint Health Sector Unions for the second time on Monday, as the Senate continues its quest to halt the lingering strike embarked by health workers under the aegis of the…
DEMAND UNREALISTIC – FG TELLS STRIKING HEALTH WORKERS
The Federal Ministry of Health has told health workers who are currently on strike that their demand for the same pay as doctors is unrealistic and unacceptable. The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, said this in a statement signed…
FG MOVES TO END HEALTH WORKERS’ STRIKE
The Federal Government has set up a committee to review the technical and financial aspects of the demands by the striking Joint Health Sector Unions. This was part of the decisions reached at a meeting of top government officials held on…
HEALTH SECTOR UNIONS ANNOUNCES INDEFINITE STRIKE
The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has announced an indefinite strike that, it says, will paralyze activities in all health institutions across the country. “All federal government health institutions in Nigeria including federal medical centres, specialists’ hospitals, orthopedic hospitals, psychiatric…