Public servants across Nigeria have been directed to commence a three-day warning strike from midnight on Friday, October 2, following the Federal Government’s failure to address demands relating to petrol prices, workers’ wages and negotiations for a new national minimum wage.

 The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) directed workers across the federal, state and local governments to participate in the industrial action, which is scheduled to run until Sunday, October 4.

 The directive was contained in a circular signed by the National Secretary of the council, Gbenga Olowoyo, and addressed to the national presidents, general secretaries and state leaders of its affiliated unions.

 According to the council, the strike followed the expiration of its September 30 deadline issued to the Federal Government over demands outlined in a letter sent to President Bola Tinubu on September 21.

 Among the workers’ demands is a reduction in the pump price of petrol to ₦500 per litre, an immediate wage award and the commencement of negotiations for a new national minimum wage expected to take effect in 2027.

 The JNPSNC said workers and their dependants were facing worsening economic hardship, prompting the council to direct its structures nationwide to mobilise members for the warning strike.

 The council comprises eight public-sector unions, including the Nigeria Civil Service Union, Medical and Health Workers Union, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria and National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives.