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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have temporarily suspended the strike after its national executive council (NEC) meeting in Abuja on Tuesday.
The suspension is for one week.
TUC president Festus Osifo made this announcement on Tuesday in Abuja following a joint extraordinary national executive council meeting of the unions. A formal statement will be released shortly, he added.
Both unions launched a strike on Monday to express their dissatisfaction with the increase in electricity tariff and the absence of agreement on a new minimum wage.
This development brought activities in critical sectors of the economy to a standstill, resulting in the closure of schools, businesses, hospitals, and airports. The national power grid was also shut down, plunging the nation into darkness.
