The meeting between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to avoid a strike ended on Monday with no clear resolution to the union’s demands.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, met with the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and other officials in Abuja to try to prevent another strike by organized labor.
The meeting is scheduled to resume at a later time.
However, the minister is also scheduled to meet with the Trade Union Congress (TUC) leadership today.
The standoff arose as a result of Lalong’s invitation to the NLC for a meeting in light of the union’s planned statewide strike in response to the elimination of gasoline subsidies and the country’s suffering.
Previously, the minister asked the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to discussions in order to avoid a two-day strike on September 5 and 6.
However, “only the TUC showed up for the meeting,” according to the government.