NLC and TUC suspend strike for five days

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress suspended their strike for five days on Tuesday, an NLC leader told our correspondent in Abuja.

The centers are expected to issue a statement shortly before negotiations with the government begin.

The strike began on Monday and was a protest against the federal government’s refusal to adopt a new minimum wage by May 31 and against its refusal to reverse the increase in electricity prices.

The PUNCH reports that the Federal Government reiterated President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to increase the offered minimum wage of 60,000 naira after a six-hour meeting with the leadership of the unions in Abuja on Monday evening.

The agreement states: “The President of Nigeria and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces has committed to setting a national minimum wage of over 60,000 naira. The tripartite committee will meet daily for the next week to set an acceptable national minimum wage.”

The unions also agreed to “immediately convene meetings of their bodies to discuss this new offer. No worker would face harassment as a result 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.

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