Nigeria: Public Sector Unions Call Three-Day Warning Strike Over Petrol Prices and Pay
Nigeria’s public sector unions have called a three-day warning strike from Friday, 2 October, over petrol prices, a wage award and a new minimum wage. The post Nigeria: Public Sector Unions Call Three-Day Warning Strike Over Petrol Prices and Pay appeared first on The Rio Times .
Nigeria's public sector unions have called a three-day warning strike commencing from Friday, 2 October 2026, citing issues with petrol prices and pay. The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), representing eight public sector unions, demands that the price of petrol be reduced to ₦500 a litre, an immediate wage award, and the negotiation of a new national minimum wage of at least ₦500,000 from 2027.
The strike comes as pump prices range from ₦1,450 to ₦2,500 a litre and the current ₦70,000 minimum wage has been eroded by a severe cost-of-living crisis. The Nigeria Labour Congress, the country's biggest union federation, has shown support for the demands, and the action marks the strongest escalation since the pay campaign began.
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