JNPSNC Launches Three-Day Strike Over Petrol Prices

Public servants represented by the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) initiated a three-day warning strike starting at midnight on October 2, 2026, in response to the federal government's inaction regarding their demands. The strike, which will last until October 4, was prompted by the government's failure to reduce petrol prices to N500 per litre and to commence negotiations for a new minimum wage.

Gbenga Olowoyo, the national secretary of the JNPSNC and general secretary of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU), issued a circular on October 1, detailing the decision to strike. The council had previously warned the government on September 30 that failure to meet their demands would lead to this industrial action.

Olowoyo emphasized that the economic hardships faced by workers and their dependents necessitated this strike, urging all public servants across federal, state, and local governments to participate.