Nigeria: FG Enforces 'No Work, No Pay' On Striking Johesu Members

11 January 2026
This Day (Lagos)

The federal government has directed the immediate enforcement of the "No Work, No Pay" policy against members of the Joint Health Sector Unions and Assembly of Health Care Professionals participating in the ongoing strike.

This was disclosed in a circular issued by the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (FMoHSW) yesterday in Abuja, addressed to Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of federal health institutions.

The circular, dated January 8, and signed by the Director of Hospital Services, Dr. Disu Adejoke, on behalf of the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, noted that the directive follows the continuation of the JOHESU strike, which began on November 14, 2025.

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