Breaking: NLC,TUC Suspend indefinite strike

By Missang AKPET

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their one day old strike for about one week.

The president of the Trade Union Congress Festus Osifo said this on Tuesday in Abuja after a joint extraordinary national executive council meeting of the unions stating that a communique will be issued shortly.

The Nigerian Labour Congress and The Trade Union Congress on monday downed tools declaring a nationwide strike to register their grievances over the hike in electricity tariff and and an agreement on a new minimum wage.

The day old strike grounded activities nation wide shutting down airports, seaports and other critical sectors of the economy.