# Nigerian healthcare worker strikes

> Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/nigerian-healthcare-worker-strikes
> Updated: 2026-10-18T16:52:53.000Z. Sources: 10. Developments: 3.

Healthcare workers across different regions of Nigeria have initiated various warning strikes driven by safety concerns and labor disputes.

In Abeokuta, workers at the Federal Medical Centre commenced a 72-hour warning strike following a violent incident where a medical laboratory scientist was allegedly stabbed by a patient’s relative. Unions, including the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria, have demanded a thorough investigation, the prosecution of the assailant, and improved security measures within hospital units.

Simultaneously, healthcare professionals in Kwara and Katsina states have launched seven-day warning strikes. In Kwara, doctors are protesting salary deductions and the non-implementation of medical salary structures. In Katsina, the Assembly of Healthcare Professionals is striking over demands for improved allowances and salary adjustments to align with federal standards.

The strike in Katsina State has since been suspended. Following an intervention by Governor Dikko Radda and a meeting on October 16, the state government committed to reopening negotiations and establishing a Joint Technical Committee. This committee is tasked with reviewing hazard, call duty, and shift duty allowances, as well as addressing the “CONHESS 10 skipping issue” for qualified officers. The suspension took effect at midnight on October 18, with workers directed to resume full clinical and administrative services.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-18: Katsina health workers suspend seven-day warning strike

Katsina health workers have suspended their seven-day warning strike after Governor Dikko Radda committed to reviewing salary structures and professional allowances.

4 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/katsina-health-workers-suspend-seven-day-warning-strike

### 2026-10-15: Healthcare workers in Kwara and Katsina begin warning strikes

Medical workers in Nigeria's Kwara and Katsina states have launched seven-day warning strikes over unpaid allowances, salary deductions, and unresolved welfare demands.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/healthcare-workers-in-kwara-and-katsina-begin-warning-strikes

### 2026-10-12: Federal Medical Centre Abeokuta workers begin 72-hour warning strike

Health workers at Nigeria's Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, have launched a 72-hour warning strike following the stabbing of a medical laboratory scientist by a patient's relative.

5 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/federal-medical-centre-abeokuta-workers-begin-72-hour-warning-strike

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