Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- The Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) has blamed the federal government for the prolonged strike by health workers, accusing the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of bias and lack of genuine engagement.

The union's national chairman, Kabiru Minjibir, told PREMIUM TIMES in an interview that repeated attempts to resolve the dispute through dialogue yielded no result, forcing the union to sustain its ongoing industrial action.

The industrial action, which began on 15 November 2025, has paralysed public hospitals across the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and several states, with most facilities operating skeletal services.

Mr Minjibir said the union's demand for an adjustment of the Consolidated Health Sa...