Nigerian workers threaten warning strike over high petrol prices, minimum wage

Nigerian workers have threatened to embark on a three-day warning strike from Friday over the high cost of petrol and the federal government’s failure to review the national minimum wage.

The workers, under the umbrella of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), are demanding a reduction in petrol prices to at least ₦500 per litre and an increase in the minimum wage to cushion the effects of the rising cost of living.“Consequently, the council states that failure by the federal government to take the necessary steps to address these issues on or before 30th September 2026 will leave Nigerian workers with no option but to commence a three-day warning strike, with effect from Friday, 2 October 2026, to press home their demands.”