14-Day Ultimatum: Nationwide Strike Looms As FG, Labour Thursday Talks Fail

A nationwide strike is looming as negotiations between the federal government and organised labour ended in a deadlock on Thursday, with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) extending the window for the government to address workers’ demands by five days.
The development followed a meeting between the government and labour leaders at the ministry of labour in Abuja on Thursday which ended without concrete commitments on the outstanding issues, prompting the unions to warn that they could resort to industrial action if meaningful progress was not made.
The extension effectively shifts the immediate pressure point to Tuesday, October 27, when both parties...