Health Workers
Reps consider raising retirement age of health workers to 65
A bill seeking to raise the retirement age of health workers has scaled the second reading at the house of representatives. Adewale Hammed, the lawmaker representing the Agege federal constituency of Lagos state, sponsored the bill to raise the retirement age of health workers from 60 to 65 and from 35 to 40 years in […]
Health workers declare seven-day nationwide warning strike over unmet demands
Health workers, under the auspices of the Joint Health Sectors Union (JOHESU) and the Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA), have declared a seven-day nationwide warning strike commencing at midnight on October 25. The national president, JOHESU, Kabiru Minjibir, disclosed this while addressing journalists at the end of the unions’ expanded national executive council (NEC) […]
Oyo health workers begin seven-day strike Monday
Oyo State Chapter of the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria, on Sunday, directed all its members to commence a seven-day warning strike on Monday, June 24, 2024 to press further the demands of the union. This was disclosed in a notification letter sent to the members across all health institutions; including ministries, departments […]