Following its “No Work, No Pay” policy,
the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare to withdraw its “No Work, No Pay” circular and restore the salaries of members of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU).
TUC also warned that failure to comply would trigger mass industrial resistance across the country.
In a press statement signed by the President-General of TUC, Comrade Engr. Festus Osifo, and the Secretary-General, Comrade N. A. Toro on Wednesday, they described the circular which directed the implementation of “No Work, No Pay” and the stoppage of JOHESU salaries through the Integrated Payroll and Personnel Information System (IPPIS) from January 2026 as reckless, authoritarian and confrontational.
TUC said the circular which was signed by the Director of Hospital Services, Dr. Abisola Adegoke, amounted to a direct declaration of hostility against Nigerian workers, particularly health workers who have continued to carry the burden of a collapsing healthcare system under unbearable conditions.
The TUC accused the ministry of negotiating with workers on one hand while imposing sanctions on the other.
It faulted the stoppage of JOHESU salaries, describing it as wicked, insensitive, provocative and profoundly unpatriotic, especially in the face of worsening economic hardship, inflation and fuel price increases.
TUC, however, issued what it described as a final and non-negotiable demand, insisting that the ministry must withdraw the circular, restore all affected salaries and return to the negotiation table within seven days, adding that any disruption that may follow would be the responsibility of the Ministry of Health and its leadership.
While reaffirming its solidarity with JOHESU, the Congress said it would not retreat in the face of intimidation.
No Work, No Pay: TUC Gives FG Seven-day Ultimatum to Withdraw Policy
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