The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations have declared an indefinite nationwide strike starting Saturday, November 15, 2025. The unions cited the Federal Government’s failure to implement the adjusted Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) and address long-standing welfare issues as the main reasons for the strike.
The strike affects JOHESU-affiliated unions across federal teaching hospitals, specialist centres, and state-owned hospitals, overlapping with the ongoing strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) over unpaid allowances and poor working conditions. JOHESU represents key unions including the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria, Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals, Senior Staff Association of Universities, Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions, and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions.
“The crux of the matter in the present circumstance is the long delay in the implementation of the High-Level Body (HLB) Committee’s report on the adjusted Consolidated Health Salary Structure since its submission to the Presidential Committee on Salaries and Wages in 2022,” the statement read. The unions accused successive governments of ignoring persistent salary disparities despite assurances from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, in June 2023.
JOHESU stressed that government inaction forced the strike, saying, “There is no doubt that we have exhibited maturity, selflessness, and patriotism even in the face of extreme provocations and long delays by the government, and we think that our maturity and patriotism have been taken for granted.” Members nationwide have been instructed to comply strictly with the strike directive, and the unions warned against any intimidation or sanctions during the action.
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