•FG, labour reach agreement as Tinubu commits to pay above N60,000 •Union to meet with organs to mull new deal • Tripartite c’ttee to convene daily for a week •Leadership deficit is why states don’t comply with 2019 minimum wage act, NLC declares •CSO: Shutting down national grid treasonous •Countrywide reports show action impactful By Our Correspondents The organised labour, yesterday, made real its threat by shutting down the country after it ordered a nationwide strike in the wake of the recent hike in electricity tariffs and the failure to reach a resolution on the contentious issue of national minimum wage with the federal government. Coming together under the force of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade union Congress (TUC), the organised labour also plunged the entire nation into total blackout after it shut down the hitherto troubled national grid However, after an exhaustive deliberation that ended late last night at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the federal government and organised labour reached a common ground on the National Minimum wage that is higher than N60,000 for Nigerian workers. The understanding was reached via a resolution signed on behalf of the unions by the President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero and the President, Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon.
Nkeiruka Onyejeocha and Minister of Information and National Orienta.