THE maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) has revealed it will shut down ports, terminals and jetties in compliance with organized labour's strike action, reports the Nigeria Daily Post of Lagos.
The move follows the federal government's failure to sign and implement a new minimum wage and reverse the April 3 electricity tariff hike.
Kennedy Ikemefuna, spokesman of MWUN, said an indefinite nationwide strike exercise will affect port all operations.
'The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has directed its members in all ports nationwide, jetties, terminals, oil and gas platforms to ensure total compliance to the strike exercise as directed by the NLC and TUC,' Mr Ikemefuna said.
Earlier, the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress issued a joint statement notifying its members to mobilise for an indefinite strike action.
Members of the National Union of Electricity Employees had also threatened to shut the country's power sector in compliance with the strike action.
Similarly, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG commenced mobilization to down tools to join the strike.
Hundreds of travellers are stranded at major airports in the country as the labour union shuts down all ports, reports Turkey's state-run Anadola Agency ()based in Ankara.
Public transportation to the nation's capital, Abuja, Lagos, the country's commercial hub, and other major cities has been cut off following the blockage of major roads. Academic activities are also on hold at various educational institutions, said the report.
National Secretary of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nuhu Toro, said the strike is a collective action by all labour unions in the country to demand fair wages for workers.
'It is a joint decision and a total one. We are demanding for living wage, not just minimum wage, reduction of the current electricity tariff,' he told .
Power supply was cut off due to the shutdown of electricity generating facilities across the country by the labour union, the national electricity transmission company announced.
An economist and public worker, George Adijoh, blamed the government for insisting on paying US$80.2 as a minimum wage against the $135 proposed by the labour union during negotiations.
The federal government, in its reaction, described the strike as ineffectual and illegal. Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, said the labour union did not explore mediation as prescribed by international conventions and laws.
It is the second major strike in the country since President Bola Tinubu assumed office as the 16th leader of the Africa's leading economy.
In November 2023, a nationwide strike declared by the labour union was suspended after government agreed to set up a tripartite committee to review existing minimum wage for workers.
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The move follows the federal government's failure to sign and implement a new minimum wage and reverse the April 3 electricity tariff hike.
Kennedy Ikemefuna, spokesman of MWUN, said an indefinite nationwide strike exercise will affect port all operations.
'The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria has directed its members in all ports nationwide, jetties, terminals, oil and gas platforms to ensure total compliance to the strike exercise as directed by the NLC and TUC,' Mr Ikemefuna said.
Earlier, the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress issued a joint statement notifying its members to mobilise for an indefinite strike action.
Members of the National Union of Electricity Employees had also threatened to shut the country's power sector in compliance with the strike action.
Similarly, the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG commenced mobilization to down tools to join the strike.
Hundreds of travellers are stranded at major airports in the country as the labour union shuts down all ports, reports Turkey's state-run Anadola Agency ()based in Ankara.
Public transportation to the nation's capital, Abuja, Lagos, the country's commercial hub, and other major cities has been cut off following the blockage of major roads. Academic activities are also on hold at various educational institutions, said the report.
National Secretary of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Nuhu Toro, said the strike is a collective action by all labour unions in the country to demand fair wages for workers.
'It is a joint decision and a total one. We are demanding for living wage, not just minimum wage, reduction of the current electricity tariff,' he told .
Power supply was cut off due to the shutdown of electricity generating facilities across the country by the labour union, the national electricity transmission company announced.
An economist and public worker, George Adijoh, blamed the government for insisting on paying US$80.2 as a minimum wage against the $135 proposed by the labour union during negotiations.
The federal government, in its reaction, described the strike as ineffectual and illegal. Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi, said the labour union did not explore mediation as prescribed by international conventions and laws.
It is the second major strike in the country since President Bola Tinubu assumed office as the 16th leader of the Africa's leading economy.
In November 2023, a nationwide strike declared by the labour union was suspended after government agreed to set up a tripartite committee to review existing minimum wage for workers.
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