The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to reviewing the Consolidated Health Salary Structure as part of efforts to resolve the ongoing industrial dispute with the Joint Health Sector Unions.
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare made this known in a statement issued on Saturday night in Abuja by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Alaba Balogun.
The statement was in response to a joint release by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria over the dispute between the ministry and JOHESU.
Balogun said the ministry’s attention was drawn to allegations that it deliberately refused to implement the Technical Committee on the adjustment of CONHESS’s 2021 report, describing the claims as untrue and misleading.
The Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare reiterates and reaffirms its unwavering commitment to sustaining industrial harmony within Nigeria’s health sector.
“There is absolutely no truth in the allegations of deliberate refusal to implement the Technical Committee’s report, nor is there any discrimination against any category of health workers,” he said.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that JOHESU commenced an indefinite strike on November 14, 2025, following its demand that CONHESS be adjusted in the same manner as the Consolidated Medical Salary Structure.
On the issue of “No Work, No Pay,” the ministry said that if JOHESU called off the strike in good faith, the matter would be handled administratively.
The statement added that the ministry had expressed willingness to accommodate the NLC and TUC in subsequent engagements and raised no objection to their continued participation in the dialogue process. It disclosed that further meetings were held on Tuesday and Thursday to conclude on issues agreed upon at the January 15 meeting, with a view to getting JOHESU to call off the ongoing strike.
“Against this backdrop, the ministry notes that when these sustained engagements are contextualised against the ultimatum issued by the NLC and TUC, there is a clear mismatch,” Balogun said.
The ministry noted that the demand for CONHESS adjustment had been longstanding for more than a decade and unresolved by previous administrations.