Medical doctors employed by the Lagos State Government have announced a three-day warning strike.
The industrial action is scheduled to commence at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, July 28, 2025, in protest against what they described as the unlawful and disrespectful deduction of their salaries by the state.
Operating under the Medical Guild, the doctors said the strike action follows failed efforts to resolve the dispute through dialogue.
The chairman of the guild, Dr Japhet Olugbogi, at a press briefing at the union’s secretariat explained that the impasse began in April 2025 when the state government unilaterally deducted salaries from medical and dental officers without prior consultation.
He noted that although many of their members initially demanded an immediate strike, the Guild’s leadership opted to pursue a more diplomatic route through negotiation and advocacy.
However, the Guild accused the Lagos State Treasury Office of going contrary against an agreement reached by implementing another round of deductions in July, which triggered the decision to embark on the warning strike.
The Guild is demanding an immediate reversal of the July salary deductions and full payment of 12-month revised CONMESS arrears owed to honorary consultants at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, LASUTH.
The union also issued a 21-day ultimatum, warning that failure to meet its demands could lead to an indefinite strike.