- The federal government and Labour Unions reached an agreement following their meeting on Monday night
On Monday, the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria (PASAN) locked the gates of the National Assembly complex in solidarity with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), who had called a strike to demand a new minimum wage for workers in the country.
However, on Tuesday afternoon, PASAN reopened the gates, allowing lawmakers, staff, and visitors to access the complex, following the announcement that the NLC and TUC had suspended their strike for one week to allow for further negotiations with the Federal Government.
The federal government and Labour Unions reached an agreement following their meeting on Monday night.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, announced this at the end of the meeting, which lasted from 5:00 pm to nearly 11:00 pm.
The national tripartite committee on minimum wage will continue to meet for another week. Although the details of the agreement have not been made public, Akume stated that the President Bola Tinubu administration is willing to pay workers a minimum wage of over N60,000.