insert_link Africa Nigerian Labour Unions Suspend Strike to Negotiate New Minimum Wage Nigeria's main labour unions suspended an indefinite strike for a week on Tuesday to continue negotiations with the government over a new minimum wage, following recent reforms that spiked inflation and exacerbated the cost of living crisis, Reuters reports. The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress had shut down the national grid and disrupted flights nationwide on Monday, initiating the strike due to the government's failure to agree […] todayJune 5, 2024 8
insert_link Africa Nigerian Unions Strike Over Minimum Wage, Disrupting National Grid and Flights Reuters reports that Nigeria's main labor unions, the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, initiated an indefinite strike on Monday, shutting down the national grid and disrupting flights nationwide. The strike began after negotiations with the government over a new minimum wage failed. This marks the fourth strike since President Bola Tinubu assumed office last year. todayJune 4, 2024 16