Organized Labour Suspends Strike for Five Days. Members of the organized labour unions, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), have decided to suspend their strike for five days. This decision was confirmed by an NLC leader in Abuja.

Minimum wage NLC, TUC suspend strike for five days

The unions are expected to release an official statement before beginning negotiations with the government.

The strike, which started on Monday, was initiated to protest the Federal Government’s failure to approve a new minimum wage by May 31 and to reverse the recent hike in electricity tariffs.

After a six-hour meeting with the leadership of the organized labour in Abuja on Monday night, the Federal Government demonstrated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to increasing the minimum wage from N60,000.

According to the agreement, “The President of Nigeria, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, is committed to establishing a National Minimum Wage higher than N60,000; and the Tripartite Committee will convene daily for the next week to finalize an agreeable National Minimum Wage.”

The organized labour agreed to “immediately hold meetings of its organs to consider this new offer, and no worker would face victimization as a consequence of participating in the industrial action.”

These resolutions were signed on behalf of the Federal Government by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.

The upcoming negotiations are anticipated to address the demands of the organized labour and potentially bring an end to the ongoing disputes regarding wages and tariffs. The labour unions remain committed to ensuring that workers’ rights and interests are protected throughout this process.

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