The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared that it is still on strike.
NLC said its organs will meet to decide on the outcome of the meeting with the Federal Government.
On Monday, the Federal Government and the organised labour reached an agreement that might end the ongoing strike.
Posting on X on Tuesday, NLC wrote: “Until we hear from Our Organs at our Meeting scheduled for today, 4th June, we are still on strike.”
The organized labour embarked on an indefinite strike on Monday to push for an improved pay package for workers.
The strike led to a meeting between the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Senator George Akume and labour leaders in Abuja.
At the end of the meeting, it was agreed that President Bola Tinubu is committed to establishing a National Minimum Wage higher than N60,000 and that the Tripartite Committee would convene daily for the next week to finalise an agreeable National Minimum Wage.
was also agreed that in recognition of the President’s commitment, the organised labour would immediately hold meetings of its organs to consider this new offer.
The meeting also agreed that no worker would face victimisation as a consequence of participating in the industrial action.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, and the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha signed on behalf of the federal government while the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, and the President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo signed on behalf of the labour unions
