Public service workers under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council have declared a three-day warning strike from October 2 to 4, 2026, over worsening economic hardship and declining purchasing power.
The council directed its national and state leaders to mobilise workers for the industrial action, which is scheduled to commence at midnight on Friday, October 2, and end on Sunday, October 4.
The directive was contained in a circular dated October 1, 2026, and signed by the National Secretary of the JNPSNC, Olowoyo Gbenga.
Read the circular below
Circular to
The National Presidents and General Secretaries,
State Chairmen and Secretaries .
JNPSNC
Declaration of three (3) day Warning strike ; action with immediate effect
Please , recall the position of the National leadership of Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council that if Mr President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria , Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR refuses to address our requests as contained in the letter to his exalted office (dated 21st September,2026), the three day warning strike earlier scheduled shall commence immediately.
Consequent upon the above, the strike shall start with effect from midnight of Friday 2nd October, 2026 to Sunday October 4th , 2026
In the same vein, all Public Servants in the services of Federal, State and Local Governments are to join the warning strike because an injury to one is an injury to all, most especially all workers, their dependants, vulnerable and hapless Nigerians are groaning terribly under the present economic hardship
The economic and mental hardships are becoming unbearable and frustrating
The time to act and mobilise workers for the three days warning strike is now!!!
Please, disseminate the information!!!
Surely, there is victory for us!!!
Comrade Olowoyo Gbenga milr fcia fimpa JP
National Secretary, JNPSNC
