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title: "Nigerian unions shut down power grid to start strike over minimum wage"
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# Nigerian unions shut down power grid to start strike over minimum wage

> LAGOS/ABUJA, June 3 (Reuters) - Nigeria's main labour unions on Monday shut down the country's national grid to begin an indefinite strike over failure by the government to agree a new minimum wage, the Transmission Company of Nigeria said.

By Reuters · Published 3 June 2024, 15:00 SAST · Updated 3 June 2024, 14:12 SAST

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The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) - two of the country's biggest unions - said on May 1 that they would down tools if a new minimum wage was not agreed by the end of the month.

They declared an indefinite strike on Friday after wage talks collapsed and said the strike would last until a new minimum wage was in place.

(Reporting by Isaac AnyaoguWriting by Chijioke OhuochaEditing by David Goodman)