Nigeria's Labour Unions Declare Indefinite Strike Over Minimum Wage Standoff

Nigeria's main labour unions, NLC and TUC, have announced an indefinite strike starting Monday due to a failure to reach a new minimum wage agreement. Despite negotiations, the government has not increased its proposal of 60,000 naira, leading the unions to declare the strike in protest.

Nigeria's main labour unions on Friday said they had declared an indefinite strike from Monday over the minimum wage. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) - two of the country's biggest unions - had said on May 1 that they would down tools if a new minimum wage was not agreed by the end of May.

"Government refused to move forward, not even a kobo was added to the 60,000 naira that they proposed on Tuesday and we rightly rejected," the unions said in a statement.

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