Nigeria unions suspend strike for one week

Nigeria’s main labour unions have suspended a strike which led to the shutdown of the country’s power grid and the closure of its busiest airports on Monday.

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said on Tuesday they were suspending the strike for one week in order to continue talks with the government over a new minimum wage.

The unions warned that failure on the part of the government to offer an acceptable new minimum wage will “prompt the organised labour to resume the strike without further notice.”

The unions had demanded a…