Public servants under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) have maintained their September 30 ultimatum to the Federal Government, warning that they will commence a three-day nationwide strike from Friday, October 2, 2026, if their demands are not addressed.

The council, which comprises eight public sector unions, is demanding a reduction in the pump price of petrol to ₦500 per litre, an immediate wage award for workers and the establishment of a tripartite committee to begin negotiations for a new national minimum wage expected to take effect in 2027.

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The JNPSNC had written to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on September 21, presenting its demands and proposing a minimum wage of not less than ₦500,000 from 2027. The council said early commencement of negotiations would help prevent delays in implementing a new minimum wage after it is agreed and enacted.

In a statement on Tuesday, JNPSNC National Secretary and General Secretary of the Nigeria Civil Service Union, Gbenga Olowoyo, said the September 30 deadline remained unchanged. He urged the President to address the issues of petrol prices and the wage award in his Independence Day address.

Olowoyo said the council believes the high cost of petrol is putting additional pressure on workers and households. He called for measures to reduce the price of Premium Motor Spirit, including intervention to address landing costs and the supply of crude oil to the Dangote Refinery and modular refineries on appropriate terms.

The council also called for an immediate wage award to cushion the impact of current economic conditions on workers, their dependants and vulnerable Nigerians.

JNPSNC warned that failure by the Federal Government to address the demands by September 30 would lead to the proposed three-day warning strike beginning October 2.

The unions affiliated with the council include the Nigerian Civil Service Union, Medical and Health Workers Union, Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives, Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Employees, Nigeria Union of Public Service, Reportorial, Secretarial, Data Processors and Allied Workers, National Union of Printing, Publishing and Paper Products Workers, and National Union of Agriculture and Allied Employees.