Tag: JOHESU
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Strike: JOHESU confirms receiving Court Order
The Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) on Saturday confirmed receiving an Order of Interim Injunction from the National Industrial Court (NIC) compelling it to immediately resume duties. Addressing an emergency news conference on behalf of the national body of JOHESU in Abuja, Dr Godwin Okara, the Chairman, Assembly of Healthcare Professionals Association (AHPA), said the…
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Strike: We are ‘unmoved’ by court order directing resumption of work – JOHESU
…wants Minister of Health, Labour sacked Sequel to the National Industrial Court judgement ordering the striking Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) to return to work within 24 hours, the union has dared the court order, insisting it is ‘unmoved.’ Recall that Justice Babatunde Adejumo gave the judgment on Thursday in Abuja. According to Daily Trust…
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FG, JOHESU in closed door meeting to end strike
The Federal Government and the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) have been engaged in series of closed-door meetings to end the ongoing strike by the health workers. As it appears, the union and the Federal Government are making steady progress toward resolving the impasse and end the strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen.…
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JOHESU strike won’t stop port screening for Ebola – Health Minister assures
The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole on Thursday affirmed that the ongoing Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) strike, would not hinder the Ebola screening of travellers coming into the country as health workers in the port would not be joining the strike. The minister disclosed this at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday.…
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Doctors threaten nationwide strike if FG accedes JOHESU demands
Doctors under the aegis of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) have threatened to withdraw their services across health institutions in the country if the federal government accedes to the demands of other health workers (JOHESU) who have been on strike for the past three weeks. The strike by JOHESU( Joint Health Sector Union) has crippled healthcare…
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Strike: NMA appeals to FG to honour agreements with JOHESU
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has appealed to the Federal Government to honour all agreements with the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), and end the ongoing strike in the nation’s health sector. The association made the appeal on Sunday, in Abuja in a communiqué issued at the end of its 58th Annual General/Scientific and Delegates’…
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Strike: FG, JOHESU hold crucial meeting today
The federal government and the leadership of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU), will reconvene today (Monday) in a bid to find a resolution to the ongoing strike. This was indicated in a statement by the Ministry of Health on Sunday in reaction to an advert sponsored by JOHESU in the Daily Trust Newspaper of…
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FG confirms meeting with JOHESU, reveals when strike will end
The federal government has confirmed meeting with the leadership of the Joints Health Unions (JOHESU) in a bid to end the ongoing strike. This was revealed by the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole on Wednesday while addressing journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting in Abuja. The minister said government has set up a…
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Strike: JOHESU dares FG, says no work till demands are met
The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has said it won’t be intimidated by the federal government’s threat to invoke the ‘no work no pay rule’ rule should it persist with the ongoing strike. The strike has crippled health care delivery in parts of the country. The union said it is not intimidated by any form…
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Strike: Doctors kick against same salary structure with health workers, says ‘JOHESU is illegal’
…warns FG not to accede to JOHESU’s demands Members of the Nigeria Medical Association on Tuesday warned the Federal Government against acceding to some of the demands over which other workers in the health sector have embarked on a nationwide strike. The doctors who specifically opposed salary adjustment and harmonization, one of the major demands…