Nigeria, Nov. 4 -- The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has issued a 15-day strike ultimatum to the federal government over its failure to implement the adjustment of the Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS), a demand that has remained unresolved for more than a decade.

In a notice signed by JOHESU's National Chairman, Kabiru Minjibir, and National Secretary, Martin Egbanubi, the union accused the federal government of insensitivity and discrimination in handling the welfare concerns of its members despite several agreements and presidential assurances.

JOHESU, which comprises the Medical and Health Workers' Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), the Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP), the Senior Staff Association of ...