Due to the shortage of naira notes, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have postponed their planned strike that was set to begin on Wednesday.
After their National Executive Council meeting on Tuesday, the labour unions announced this.
Recall that if the government does not solve concerns like the cash constraint, fuel scarcity, and energy rate increase, the labour unions have vowed to launch a statewide strike starting on March 29, 2023.
After briefings from its state councils in the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, according to NLC President Joe Ajaero, the NLC decided to postpone the scheduled stay-at-home directive that was communicated to employees last week.
If Nigerians are unable to access naira notes by the end of two weeks, he said, the NLC will resume the planned protest.
In a last-ditch effort to stop the approaching strike, the Congress leaders met with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, on Monday.
Emefiele claimed during the meeting that measures had been made to lessen the suffering of the general public as a result of the nation’s currency crisis.
The head of the apex bank claimed that the deposit money banks received a sizable amount of money and were instructed to open their branches on Saturdays and Sundays. The CBN strictly oversaw their compliance.
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