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Wednesday 18 May 2016

Court Restrains NLC From Planned Strike

President of the National Industrial Court, Babatunde Adejumo Tuesday asked the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to suspend its planned strike action.
Ruling on an exparte application filed by Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), Adejumo ordered parties to maintain the status quo until the hearing and determination of the exparte motion.
He also directed the government to dialogue with the NLC towards an amicably resolution of their dispute.
The case was adjourned to May 24.
The Nigeria labour congress last week asked the federal government to reverse the new price of petrol within three days or face an indefinite industrial action.
At the end of a joint meeting between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Saturday, the unions advised Nigerians to stockpile food and staples to prepare for a showdown with the government.

On Monday, a government delegation met with labour leaders to prevent the strike from holding, but the meeting ended in stalemate.

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