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Breaking News: NLC suspends nationwide strike

Breaking News: NLC suspends nationwide strike

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Yakubu Dogara, along side members of the House Ad-Hoc Committee on Deregulation, during the meeting with Comrade Ayuba Wabba-led faction of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, on Thursday, May 19, 2016, in Abuja.

BY Victor Ahiuma-Young & Johnbosco Agbakwuru
NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, led by Ayuba Wabba, Sunday suspended the ongoing nationwide strike to force the Federal Government to reverse the N145 per litre pump price of petrol and resolved to resume negotiation with the government.

This came as Joe Ajaero led faction, weekend assured that labour movement would engage the federal government to ensure there was a time frame for ending importation of refined petroleum products into the country.