Organised labour have suspended its planned nationwide indefinite strike action for the next month.
This was contained in a memorandum of understanding signed by the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC President, Joe Ajaero, General Secretary, Emmanuel Ugboaja; and the Trade Union Congress TUC President, Festus Osifo, and Secretary General, Nuhu Toro.
The three-page document was also signed by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong; Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Dr Nkeiruka Onyejeocha; and Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris.
“The NLC and TUC accept to suspend for 30 days the planned Indefinite Nationwide strike scheduled to begin, 3rd of October, 2023,” the MoU reads in part.
“The Federal Government grants a wage award of thirty-five thousand Naira only to all Federal Government workers beginning from the month of September pending when a new national minimum wage is expected to have been signed into law.”
The decisions come at the end of an hours-long meeting between the Federal Government, NLC, and the TUC on Monday.


See the full MoU below: