The industrial action began on October 2 and is scheduled to end on October 4, 2026, following the Federal Government’s failure to address demands submitted to President Bola Tinubu on September 21.
Among the workers’ demands are a reduction in petrol prices to N500 per litre, an immediate wage award and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage ahead of 2027.
The council also called for the urgent establishment of a tripartite committee to begin negotiations, stressing that the process should commence early enough to prevent delays in implementing a new wage law.
In a circular dated October 1 and signed by the council’s National Secretary, Olowoyo Gbenga, the JNPSNC directed public servants across the federal, state and local governments to participate in the industrial action.
“The economic and mental hardships are becoming unbearable and frustrating,” the council said.
It added, “All Public Servants in the services of Federal, State and Local Governments are to join the warning strike because an injury to one is an injury to all.”
The strike comes amid rising fuel prices, transport fares, house rents and other living costs, which have increased financial pressure on workers across the country.
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