The National Labour Congress has agreed to suspend its planned nationwide indefinite strike.
According to AlT, the Labour bodies, NUC and TUC reached the agreement after a closed-door meeting with Federal Government officials at the Presidential Villa Abuja, which was held on Sunday.
NLC President, Joe Ajaero addressed newsmen after the four-hour meeting, revealed that the N25,000 announced by President Bola Tinubu in his Independence Day anniversary broadcast is now applicable across board and not only low-grade workers”.
Leadership of the National Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), will meet with organs of workers’ unions across the Nigeria to announce a decision to suspend the planned nationwide indefinite strike.
The indefinite industrial action was earlier scheduled to begin from midnight of Tuesday, October 3.
Meanwhile, the meeting between FG officials, led by the President’s Chief of Staff, Femi Gbajabiamila,will continue on Monday to further streamline issues surrounding fuel subsidy removal interventions.
