The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), which brings together health workers’ unions across Nigeria, has suspended its 84-day nationwide strike.
The National President of JOHESU, Kabir Minjibir, confirmed the development on Friday through a brief text message to journalists, stating that the industrial action had been called off.
The decision followed a late-night intervention by the Federal Ministry of Labour on Thursday, which paved the way for the suspension.
The strike, which lasted nearly three months, had crippled operations in government-owned hospitals nationwide, leaving many patients without access to care and forcing others to seek medical attention from private facilities.
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JOHESU represents health professionals working in pharmacies, laboratories, and other allied health services. The union had insisted that the strike would remain in force until the Federal Government acted on the Technical Committee report on the adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), submitted in 2021.
The prolonged shutdown of public hospitals also prompted the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to issue a 14-day ultimatum in support of the striking health workers.
