BREAKING: NLC STILL INSIST ON NATION WIDE STRIKE - STOCK HOMES WITH FOOD AND MEDICINE - LABOUR CONGRESS TO NIGERIANS

The Federal Government will meet with representatives of organized labor on Monday in an attempt to avert a nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress. The NLC, on the other hand, has advised citizens to stock their homes with food, medicines, and other necessities ahead of the start of its seven-day strike to protest the removal of fuel subsidies and the rising cost of living in the country. The warning was issued because the strike would cripple the country by severely restricting movement as commercial transport operators withdraw their services, forcing markets, schools, and healthcare facilities to close. Chris Onyeka, the NLC's Assistant General Secretary, stated in an interview with one of our reporters: According to News Agents, the NLC has given the government a seven-day ultimatum, with a nationwide strike set to begin on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. In a statement signed by its National President, Joe Ajaero, the labour movement accused the Tinubu-led Federal ...