The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have announced a temporary suspension of their ongoing strike action, putting the struggle for a new minimum wage on hold for five days.
“We are ‘relaxing’ the action for one week and not suspending the strike, to give the Federal Government the one-week grace and test their sincerity,” stated Francis Akinjorin, the Deputy National Secretary of the Association of Air Transport Association of Nigeria (ATTSAN), on Tuesday.
This decision follows a joint extraordinary National Executive Council (NEC) meeting convened by the two labour centres to determine the fate of the strike. The meeting, which ended at 11:31 am on Tuesday, was jointly presided over by NLC President Joe Ajaero and his TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo.
After resolving to halt the ongoing strike for a week, the organised labour then proceeded to the Nicon Luxury Hotel to continue its engagement with the tripartite committee.
The strike, which began on Monday, June 2, 2024, was called to demand a new minimum wage and to protest the recent increase in electricity prices.
Following a six-hour meeting with the Federal Government in Abuja on Monday, President Bola Tinubu expressed his commitment to raising the proposed minimum wage of N60,000. The agreement stated that the President is committed to establishing a National Minimum Wage higher than N60,000.
The Tripartite Committee will convene daily for the next week to finalize an agreeable National Minimum Wage.
