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*Senate, ActionAid ask FG to expedite action to stop industrial unrest lAGF should prosecute states that fail to pay N30,000 minimum wage — Falana THE National Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have called off their nationwide strike for five days following a meeting with the federal government.    Announcing the suspension of the nationwide strike that commenced Monday, in a communiqué at the end of their joint National Executive Council, NEC, meeting in Abuja, President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, and its TUC counterpart, Festus Osifo, gave insight into why labour suspended the indefinite nationwide strike .  The communiqué explained that NEC also reviewed the government’s position on other critical demands, particularly the reversal of electricity tariff hike and the cessation of the discriminatory classification of electricity consumers into bands. According to the communiqué, the NEC-in-session equally examined the circumstances behind organised labour’s w...

*NLC cites mood, stability of nation after general elections; *Accuses industrial court of working against workers’ interest; *We shelved strike because govt accepted all our demands – TUC, *Reps ask FG to implement resolutions LEADERS of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, yesterday gave insight into why they resolved to shelve the planned nationwide strike aimed at forcing the Federal Government to reverse the 200 per cent hike in the pump price of petrol. Rising from an emergency National Executive Council, NEC, meeting yesterday, president of NLC, Mr. Joe Ajaero, and General Secretary, Emma Ugboaja, cited the mood of the nation, in view of the outcome of the presidential elections still being challenged at the tribunal, the need to pursue national stability and the restraining order obtained by the Federal Government from the National Industrial Court, NIC, as reasons for the decision to shelve the planned industrial action. The communiqué issued at the end...