The Federal Government has announced a deed with aggrieved Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professions Association.
On September 3, the unions issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to meet their demands.
On Tuesday, Labour Minister, Chris Ngige held a five-hour conciliation meeting with the leadership of JOHESU in Abuja.
Ngige told newsmen that an understanding was reached on a number of requests. A Memorandum of Understanding will be signed next week.
The parley agreed on enhancement of hazard allowance, review of retirement age from 60 to 65 years and the arrears of the consequential adjustment of the national minimum wage.
On hazard allowance, Ngige recalled that the government held four meetings with JOSEHU, Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) and their affiliates.
He said the NMA and a union, earlier thought to be part of JOHESU, insisted on the compartmentalisation of the discussions on hazard allowance, which the government granted.
Ngige disclosed that JOHESU has been provided with the financial implication of what is due to them and they promised to inform their members and revert.
On retirement, Ngige said that the meeting received reports from the Office of the Head of Service of the Federation (HOSF) and the Ministry of Health.
He said the matter had already been handled by the HOSF’s office and transmitted to the National Council on Establishment for further processing at its meeting in December.
The meeting agreed that issues of non-implementation of allowances contained in the 2017 agreement, like consequential minimum wage adjustment and skipping, would be resolved.
