Akpevwe Okuse
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that the strike, which commenced on June 3 and brought government and commercial activities across the nation to a standstill, will continue into its second day today.
Labor has declared the strike over a new minimum wage and the recent increase in electricity tariffs for Band A customers. On Monday night, the federal government and organized labor reached an agreement on a new minimum wage that will be “above N60,000.”
The statement from the meeting, however, did not mention the duration of the strike or the electricity tariff hike.
“The President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Federal Republic of Nigeria is committed to a National Minimum Wage that is higher than N60,000,” the statement from the meeting reads.
“II. Arising from the above, the Tripartite Committee is to meet every day for the next one week to arrive at an agreeable National Minimum Wage;
“III. Labor in deference to the high esteem of the President, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s commitment in (ii) above undertakes to convene a meeting of its organs immediately to consider this commitment;
“IV. No worker would be victimized as a result of the industrial action.”
The agreement was signed by representatives of the government and leaders of organized labor.
On Tuesday, the NLC announced on X that the strike was still on.
“Until we hear from Our Organs at our Meeting scheduled for today 4th June, We are still on Strike,” the post reads
“Until we get Consent from our NEC meeting, We are still on strike.”
The labor strike has impacted health services, the power sector, the national assembly, and airport operations.
