Labour Declares Indefinite Nationwide Strike Over Minimum Wage, Electricity Tariff Hike

The Organised Labour comprising of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Friday declared an indefinite nationwide strike from Monday, June 3rd.

At the briefing, leaders of NLC and TUC stated that they declared an indefinite nationwide strike over the failure of the federal government to conclude negotiations on a new national minimum wage and reverse the hike in the electricity tariff.

They pleaded with Nigerians to bear with them, saying “Apologies for inconveniences but commitment to pursue the cause to its conclusion.”

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Osun Defender recalls that the labour leaders had threatened to begin a nationwide strike from Monday, June 3, over a new minimum wage.

This is as the tripartite committee on a new national minimum wage, NNMW, reconvenes today, following abrupt adjournment due to labour’s walkout of last Tuesday’s meeting, where it accused government negotiators of unseriousness in the negotiation process.

Meanwhile, accusing fingers are pointing to the state governors of ganging up against the Federal Government to stall the ongoing negotiation.

Labour’s negotiating team had on Tuesday, for the second time in two weeks, walked out of the committee meeting after the Federal Government increased its offer marginally to N60,000 from the N57,000 it offered on Wednesday, May 22.