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Power grid and airlines shut down in Nigeria as workers strike

Nigeria plunged into darkness as union workers shut down national grid in minimum wage protest

Nigeria's main union federations, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), suspended an indefinite strike for a week on Tuesday to resume talks over a new minimum wage.

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This comes as Pres. Bola Tinubu has arranged a closed-door meeting with government officials and union representatives, ordering his finance minister to present a new minimum wage figure within two days to negotiate with unions.

This comes as the government has pledged to double the country's current monthly base pay to $40, a proposal that is still far below the rise to $330 that unions have demanded.

This comes as Pres. Bola Tinubu has arranged a closed-door meeting with government officials and union representatives, directing his finance minister to present a new minimum wage figure within two days to negotiate with unions.

Previously, the government had pledged to double the country's current monthly base pay to $40, a proposal that is still far below the rise to $330 that unions have demanded.

This is the fourth union action since Tinubu took office last year amid claims that his reforms have aggravated a cost-of-living crisis in the country, pushing inflation almost to a 30-year high.

This is the fourth union action since Tinubu took office last year, as his reforms have allegedly aggravated a cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria and pushed inflation almost to a 30-year high.

This is the fourth union action since Tinubu took office last year amid claims that his reforms have aggravated a cost-of-living crisis in Nigeria, pushing inflation almost to a 30-year high.

According to the National Union of Electricity Employees, the national grid was on again on Tuesday after a day-long outage as electricity workers followed the nationwide strike that began on Monday.

Domestic airlines have also resumed flight operations as aviation unions relaxed their action for one week, after joining the strike that disrupted airport operations and local flights.

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