# Nigerian health workers salary dispute

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/nigerian-health-workers-salary-dispute
> Updated: 2026-11-03T04:46:44.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has initiated nationwide mobilization for potential industrial action against the Nigerian federal government. The dispute concerns the failure to implement the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) adjustment, a demand that has reportedly remained unresolved for approximately 13 years.

Union leaders, including Comrade Kabiru Minjibir and Comrade Martin Egbanubi, stated that the union will no longer tolerate delays. While President Bola Tinubu reportedly promised to actualize the adjustment in June 2023, the process has stalled. JOHESU has accused the government of using the inability of the Presidential Committee on Salaries (PCS) to meet as an excuse for the continued delay.

## Timeline

### 2026-11-03: JOHESU threatens nationwide strike over salary structure delays

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has warned of possible nationwide strikes in Nigeria over a 13-year delay in implementing the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) adjustment.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/johesu-threatens-nationwide-strike-over-salary-adjustment-delays

### 2026-11-01: JOHESU mobilises health workers over 13-year salary delay

Nigerian health workers, represented by JOHESU, are mobilising for potential industrial action over a 13-year delay in implementing the CONHESS salary adjustment.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/johesu-mobilises-health-workers-over-13-year-salary-delay

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