The Federal Government's call for a reconciliation meeting was rejected by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).Simon Lalong, the minister of labor and employment, called the impromptu reconciliation meeting.A two-day warning strike was to be avoided, which was the goal of the meeting.A two-day warning strike by the NLC was set to start on Tuesday.The Trade Union Congress (TUC), which is led by Festus Osifo, was reported to have attended the meeting.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been urged by the Federal Government to postpone its planned two-day nationwide warning strike.The appeal was made by Simon Lalong, the minister of labor and employment, who also noted that the strike should be called off because Nigerians are experiencing severe economic hardship.On Monday, Lalong urged the NLC to give the Federal Government time to fulfill its demands while speaking at a press conference in Abuja.“As such acti...

The Nigeria Labour Congress is in an emergency National Executive Council meeting over the suspension of their strike action.A reliable source at the ongoing meeting in Abuja disclosed this to the Daily Post on Thursday morning.According to him, leaders of the Union are already discussing the possibility of suspending the strike owing to the meeting they had with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday.“It will be premature to say we have suspended the strike actio...