Nigeria's Labour Unions Halt National Grid Amid Wage Dispute

Nigeria's main labour unions have commenced an indefinite strike, shutting down the country's national grid, as wage negotiations with the government have failed. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have vowed to continue the strike until a new minimum wage is established.

Nigeria's main labour unions on Monday shut down the country's national grid to begin an indefinite strike over failure by the government to agree a new minimum wage, the Transmission Company of Nigeria said.

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) - two of the country's biggest unions - said on May 1 that they would down tools if a new minimum wage was not agreed by the end of the month. They declared an indefinite strike on Friday after wage talks collapsed and said the strike would last until a new minimum wage was in place.