JOHESU, UITH Health Workers Disowns Kabir Mustapha, Accuses Him of Impersonation

The leadership of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) and Assembly of Health Care Professionals, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH) has disowned one Kabir Mustapha, who is reportedly parading himself as a leader of the union. The leaders of the union made this known in a disclaimer press statement signed by the chairman and secretary, comrade Toyin Yusuph and comrade Oluwarotimi…

JOHESU puts planned strike on hold

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have suspended their threat to shutdown healthcare services in the country, Okay.ng reports. This was announced in a communique issued by the JOHESU Acting General National Secretary, Matthew Ajorutu on Tuesday at the end of an emergency meeting of the union’s expanded National Executive…

JOHESU, AHPA issue fresh 15 days nationwide strike notice

The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Associations (AHPA) have issued a fresh 15 days strike notice. This followed a unanimously resolution adopted by the teo groups to step down the notice of strike due to expire mid-night Sept. 17, and issue a fresh notice of 15 days. It would be recalled that the union had on Sept. 2, issued the Feferal Government a…

FG denies owing doctors, vows to stop borrowing to pay salaries

[FILES] Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige. Photo: FMIC Against widespread reports, the Federal Government, yesterday, maintained that it was not owing the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) or any health worker nationwide. Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, who stated this during a meeting with the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) in Abuja,…

Strike: FG, JOHESU reaches understanding – Minister

The Federal Government says it has reached a truce with aggrieved health workers of the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and assembly of healthcare professions. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said this while addressing newsmen at the end of a five-hour conciliation meeting with the leadership of JOHESU on Tuesday in Abuja. It would be recalled that JOHESU had on Sept. 3…

FG meets JOHESU today to avert more strikes in health sector

In a bid to prevent more workers in the health sector from embarking on strikes, the Federal Government, will today, meet with the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Health Care Professionals in Abuja. Spokesperson for the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, who disclosed this yesterday in Abuja, explained that the meeting will begin from 2:00 p.m. at the minister’s…

FG meets with JOHESU to avert nationwide strike

The Federal Government says it will meet with the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professional Association on Sept. 7, to avert the union’s plan to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. Mr Charles Akpan, Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, said this in a statement on Monday in Abuja. According to Akpan, the…