The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called off their strike over a lack of consensus on a new minimum wage and the hike in electricity tariff.
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The Unions had shut down national grid on Monday when the strike began. They denied the TCN allegation that they beat up staff to shut down thr grid.
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The TUC president Festus Osifo said this on Tuesday in Abuja after a joint extraordinary national executive council (NEC) meeting of the unions.
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The strike suspension is for a week.
A communique will be issued shortly, the labour chief said.
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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.
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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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