Society sector unions, under the aegis of the Joint Domestic Community Offering Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), have directed all federal, status and nearby government employees to initiate a three-day warning strike from now over the failure of the government to tackle their demands.
The industrial transfer, scheduled to initiate at present, October 2, and finish on Sunday, October 4, follows the council’s earlier summon on the federal government for measures to cushion the effects of rising living costs.
Their demands refer to for a reduction in petrol charge to N500 per litre, a wage award for workers and the commencement of negotiations for a modern domestic minimum wage ahead of 2027.
In a circular dated October 1, 2026, and signed by the Domestic Secretary of the JNPSNC, Olowoyo Gbenga, the council said the activity became imperative over what they described as worsening economic hardship affecting workers.
According to the circular, the decision followed the Federal Government’s alleged failure to resolve requests previously submitted to President Bola Tinubu in a letter dated September 21, 2026.
The circular said, “The strike shall commence together with influence from Friday, 2nd October, 2026, to Sunday, October 4th, 2026.”
The circular too called on society servants in the federal, condition and area government services to contribute in the strike, stressing that the transfer was intended to draw attention to the difficulties facing workers across the country.
The council maintained that the strike would go on as scheduled, using audience servants across the three tiers of government expected to take element.
NLC backs JNPSNC demands
Meanwhile, the Nigeria Labour Congress has thrown its weight behind the council, whereas it additionally demanded an speedy reduction in the charge of petrol, a nationwide wage award and the commencement of negotiations for a fresh domestic minimum wage.
The congress warned that rising living costs have eroded workers’ purchasing power.
The NLC, in its Independence Day attention disseminated by its President, Joe Ajaero, said the demands became important as workers and other Nigerians continued to grapple alongside rising transportation, food, rent, and education costs.
It notably linked the worsening price-of-living crisis to the rise in petrol prices following the removal of the subsidy in 2023.
“Petrol now sells at N1,430 per litre or increased in significant cities and far extra in remote areas. The surge in transportation costs drives up the prices of food, school fees, rent, and virtually every necessity of life, whilst nominal wages stay stagnant,” the NLC said.
The Congress argued that the Federal Government should urgently tackle the transmission of fuel costs to transportation and other areas of the economy.
“Free from cutting this chain, any endeavor to ease the suffering of the persons is futile,” it said.
The NLC too demanded the immediate implementation of a nationwide wage award covering workers in the federal, situation and area governments, describing the determine as an emergency reaction to declining authentic incomes rather than a create of charity.
The NLC greater accused the government of failing to fully perform tax relief measures contained in the October 2023 Memorandum of Understanding using labour.
It called on the government to present the tax relief agreed during the dialogue and expedite negotiations for a recent nationwide minimum wage.
The NLC moreover called for a reduction in the charge of governance, increased transparency in community spending and increased investment in roads, hospitals, schools and other social infrastructure.
On the petrol subsidy, the labour centre questioned what it described as the failure to interpret savings from the policy into improved infrastructure and social services.
The NLC similarly criticised Nigeria’s continued reliance on imported polished petroleum products although calling for larger investment in domestic refining capacity.
On social welfare, the union called for low-expense and standard people education, beneficial healthcare facilities and improved road infrastructure, arguing that these were important to decrease the pressure on households and upgrade economic productivity.
The NLC furthermore raised concerns over youth unemployment and migration, saying the government must assemble opportunities that would grant young Nigerians reasons to continue in the country.
The union greater linked insecurity to the country’s economic difficulties, arguing that violence had affected farming, education and healthcare delivery. It said insecurity, poverty, unemployment and inequality were interconnected challenges that required attention to the distribution of economic opportunities and resources.
Looking ahead to the 2027 comprehensive elections, the NLC said workers should be allowed to produce distinct political choices and warned against electoral manipulation, voter intimidation and rhetoric able of provoking ethnic or religious tensions.
The union said it would use its proposed Workers’ Charter to articulate its positions on policies and candidates when correct but stressed that workers’ organisations should not be treated merely as electoral tools.
