The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have called off their industrial action over a lack of consensus on a new minimum wage and the hike in electricity tariff
According to Channels TV, the TUC president Festus Osifo said this on Tuesday in Abuja after a joint extraordinary national executive council meeting of the unions. A communique will be issued shortly, the labour chief said.
Both unions downed tools on Monday to register their grievances over the hike in electricity tariff and lack of consensus on a new minimum wage.
The development ground activities in critical sectors of the economy with schools, businesses, hospitals, and airports shut. The national grid was also shut down, throwing the nation into darkness.
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The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have suspended their industrial action due to a lack of consensus on a new minimum wage and the hike in electricity tariff.
The decision was announced by TUC President Festus Osifo on Tuesday in Abuja following a joint extraordinary national executive council meeting of the unions. A communique detailing the outcome of the meeting will be issued shortly, Osifo said.
The industrial action, which began on Monday, aimed to protest the hike in electricity tariff and the lack of consensus on a new minimum wage.
The strike had significant impacts on the economy, with schools, businesses, hospitals, and airports shut down. Additionally, the national grid was shut down, plunging the nation into darkness.
