Following a meeting with leaders of the NASS, Labour declares that the strike would go as scheduled.

In an attempt to persuade labor unions not to go ahead with the scheduled strike action that was scheduled to start on Monday, the NASS leadership met with them for four hours on Sunday night.
Following a meeting with the National Assembly's echelon, organized labor has declared that the intended nationwide indefinite strike action, which is set to begin on Monday, June 1, 2024, will go according to schedule.
The purpose of the gathering on Sunday, June 2, 2024, in the evening was to convince labor unions to engage in dialogue rather than take industrial action.


Principal officers of the Senate, including Speaker of the House of Representatives Tajuddeen Abbas and Senate President Godswill Akpabio, presided over the meeting National Assembly present.

The meeting was also attended by Senator George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF); Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila, Chief of Staff to the President; Dr. Wale Edun, Minister of Finance; and Atiku Bagudu, Minister of Budget and National Planning.

The others were Dr. Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi, Minister of State for Agriculture and Rural Development; Mohammed Idris, Minister of Information and National Orientation; Nkiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State for Labor and Productivity; and Folasade Yemi-Esan, Head of the Federation's Civil Service.
However, as indicated by Trade Union Congress (TUC) President Festus Osifo, the government's last-ditch effort might not have produced the desired results.


The President of the Senate pleaded with us to end the strike.

 However, We have other organs, so we can't just sit here and call off the strike. We'll consider the requests made to our different organs.

"We lack the authority to halt the strike action. The strike will start for the time being while we consult with our organs. Following the four-hour closed-door meeting, Osifo told reporters the labor force that is organized.

Even though none of the state governors were present when this report was filed, Abdulateef Shittu, the Director General of the Nigeria Governors' Forum, was present at the meeting.

The tripartite committee promised to meet every day until a new minimum wage is announced, and President Bola Tinubu agreed to pay a national minimum wage higher than N60,000. On Tuesday, Labour announced the suspension of its industrial action for five days in an effort to advance the negotiation, according to PUNCH Online.

Details to follow.