- The Nigeria Labour Congres Trade Union Congress announced a nationwide indefinite strike starting Tuesday despite a court order restraining the unions from doing so
The national grid has been shut down by electricity workers in response to an indefinite strike declared by organized labor unions. Ndidi Mbah, spokesperson for the Transmission Company of Nigeria, confirmed the shutdown in an interview with journalists on Tuesday.
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) adhered to directives from the Nigeria Labour Congress, withdrawing their services around 11:20 am on Monday, resulting in a nationwide blackout.
“Electricity workers are NLC members; they’ve followed the directive by organized labour to withdraw their services from Tuesday”, she stated.
Recall that the Nigeria Labour Congres Trade Union Congress announced a nationwide indefinite strike starting Tuesday despite a court order restraining the unions from doing so.
In a Facebook post on Tuesday morning, the NLC shared circulars by the unions, indicating their compliance with the directive.
The unions included the National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE), the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria, and the Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Polytechnics (SSANIP).
Others are the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP), the National Union of Food Beverage and Tobacco Employees, the Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN), the National Union of Electricity Employees, and the Nigeria Union of Railway Workers.
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