Minimum-Wage Strike: Senate Condemns National-Grid Shutdown By NLC And TUC (View-Text)

Minimum-Wage Strike: Senate Condemns National-Grid Shutdown By NLC And TUC (View-Text)

The Nigerian Senate has faulted the shutdown of the national grid by members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).

On Monday, organized labor embarked on a nationwide strike, demanding an increase in the minimum wage for workers. The Ireporteronline reported that labor leaders rejected the federal government’s initial offer of N60,000 and proceeded with an indefinite strike.

The strike severely disrupted economic activities across the country, affecting banks, schools, government and private offices, and grounding the national grid.

Reno Omokri, a former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, described the shutdown of the national grid as a national attack. The Senate, however, criticized the unions’ actions, labeling it more as economic sabotage than a legitimate agitation for a new minimum wage.