Company said its customers in four South-south states are currently without power supply as a result of the ongoing nationwide labour strike.The states without power supply, according to PHED, include Rivers, Bayelsa, Cross River and Akwa Ibom States.The labour strike, which commences on Monday, paralysed business activities throughout the country.Also, courts are closed while state secretariats across the country have been locked by labour leaders who are enforcing the industrial action.
The organised labour - the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress - resorted to strike after a series of meetings with the federal government failed to yield consensus over a new minimum wage.A new minimum wage was supposed to take effect from 1 May, but organised labour and the federal government have failed to agree on the amount that should be paid to workers as a new minimum wage.
The organised labour proposed N494,000 as a new minimum wage and rejected the federal government's N60,000 offer, which resulted in the industrial action.). To contact the copyright holder directly for corrections — or for permission to republish or make other authorized use of this material,, representing a diversity of positions on every topic. We publish news and views ranging from vigorous opponents of governments to government publications and spokespersons.
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