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AFTER 84 DAYS, JOHESU SUSPENDS NATIONWIDE STRIKE

February 7, 2026 • Dons Eze • 1 min read

The Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, has suspended its nationwide strike after 84 days of the industrial action.

JOHESU suspended the strike at the end of its expanded national executive council, NEC, emergency meeting held in Abuja on Friday.

The meeting was is said to have been convened to review the outcomes of the Federal Government-JOHESU conciliation meeting held on Thursday at the federal ministry of labour and employment headquarters.

According to a communique issued after the meeting, the union said the strike has been suspended to allow for the implementation of the FG-JOHESU Terms of Settlements.

Dons Eze

DONS EZE, PhD, Political Philosopher and Journalist of over four decades standing, worked in several newspaper houses across the country, and rose to the positions of Editor and General Manager. A UNESCO Fellow in Journalism, Dr. Dons Eze, a prolific writer and author of many books, attended several courses on Journalism and Communication in both Nigeria and overseas, including a Postgraduate Course on Journalism at Warsaw, Poland; Strategic Communication and Practical Communication Approach at RIPA International, London, the United Kingdom, among others.