The meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Federal Government concluded in a deadlock, as reported by The PUNCH. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, has arranged another meeting with the representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) for later today.
This development comes in response to the NLC's threat of an indefinite strike over what they perceive as "anti-poor" policies from the President Bola Tinubu-led administration. The meeting took place in the minister's office in Abuja and included senior ministry officials, NLC's national president Joe Ajaero, general secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja, and the national president of the Nigeria Union of Teachers, Titus Amba, among others.
At the conclusion of the meeting, no definitive solutions were reached, and major decisions were left pending. The NLC had previously declined an earlier meeting convened by the minister in an effort to avert a two-day nationwide strike. Further details about the meeting and its implications are expected to be provided later.
