Ngige: NLC will no longer go on strike over Naira scarcity
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...