The Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MHWUN) has faulted the attack on workers by hoodlums in Kaduna. A protest on Wednesday against the mass sack by the Nasir El-Rufai-led Kaduna government was interrupted. Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mohammed Jalige confirmed that arrests were made and investigation ongoing. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) […]
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The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has appealed to the Federal Government to pay its members April and May salary in line with their agreement to suspend their strike. Achimugu Isaiah, the branch Chairman, Federal Medical Centre, FMC Keffi, Nasarawa State, made the call on Wednesday while fielding questions from newsmen shortly after a congress […]
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Health Workers under the aegis of Joint Health Workers Union (JOHESU) have suspended thier nationwide strike. The union suspended its strike on Thursday and directed all members to resume work on Monday, June 4, 2018. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the president of JOHESU, Mr Josiah Biobelemonye, said that the suspension is a show of respect […]
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The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) says it will continue its nationwide strike until the federal government implements certain agreements reached between the two parties on September 30, 2017. JOHESU said it will not be deterred by a court injunction compelling its members to return to work. Josiah Biobelemoye, national chairman of the union, made […]
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The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has relaxed its strike action by calling off industrial action in Lagos, Kano, Yobe and Niger states. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, Biobelemoye Josiah (pictured), JOHESU chairman, called on all health workers in the four states to relax the strike following the “implementation” of the agreement […]
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The National Industrial Court, Abuja, has ordered striking members of Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU), to suspend its on-going strike and resume duties across the nation within 24 hours. Justice Babatunde Adejumo, gave the order on Thursday after listening to the submissions of Mr Okere Nnamdi, in an ex-parte motion filed by a non-governmental organisation. […]
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The National Chairman of JOHESU, Biobebelemoye Josiah, has alerted the public on purported efforts by Nigerian doctors to frustrate ongoing talks to end the four-week-old strike embarked upon by the union. Mr Josiah, who raised the alarm when he fielded questions from journalists in Abuja, also accused the Ministry of Health of collaborating with the […]
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A meeting between the federal government and the striking health workers under the aegis of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has again ended with no agreement, a leader of the union has said. According to the National Vice Chairman of JOHESU, Ogbonna Chimela, the government in the meeting held Wednesday said they are preparing […]
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The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has announced an indefinite strike that, it says, will paralyse activities in all health institutions across the country. “All federal government health institutions in Nigeria including federal medical centres, specialists’ hospitals, orthopedic hospitals, psychiatric hospitals among others will be the first to shut down. If the government allows the […]
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Health workers in Nigeria, under the aegis of Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, and Assembly of Health Care Professionals, AHPA, would commence an indefinite strike on April 7, 2018. Chimele Ogbonna, Vice President of JOHESU, made the disclosure on Thursday in Jos, when he led national officials of the body on a sensitization visit to […]
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