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The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige has said that the federal government has started a conciliatory move with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the union’s threat to embark on an industrial strike. It would be recalled that the NLC had issued a seven-day ultimatum to the federal government to end the petrol and cash scarcity being experienced in the country. Following the ultimatum’s expiration, the union directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike. The strike is billed to commence on Wednesday. The minister we gathered invited the NLC leadership and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to a meeting on Monday to resolve the issue. Speaking on Tuesday at the weekly ministerial briefing at the state house in Abuja, Ngige said there is an on...

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike. The strike is billed to commence on Wednesday next week. Joe Ajaero, the NLC president, gave the directive at a media briefing in Abuja on Wednesday. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the NLC should be on standby for picketing exercises across all branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) nationwide. Last week, the NLC issued a seven-day ultimatum to the federal government to end the petrol and cash scarcity being experienced in the country. Speaking with journalists, Ajaero said the industrial action became the last resolve of the NLC following the expiration of the ultimatum. He said the decision to picket CBN branches became necessary as the f...

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