Nigeria braces for a nationwide shutdown from midnight on Monday, June 3, 2024, as Organized Labour begins an indefinite strike to demand a new minimum wage.
A widespread shutdown of economic activities is expected across Nigeria as workers from various sectors, including banking, oil and gas, healthcare, electricity, aviation, judiciary, and education, have been mobilized by their union leaders to join the nationwide strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC).
The unions joining the strike are; the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN), Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees (NUBIFIE), Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NURW), National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG), Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU), National Union of Civil Engineering Construction, Furniture and Wood Workers (NUCECFWW), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), Amalgamated Union of Public Corporation, Civil Service Technical and Recreation Services Employees (AUPCTRE), Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC).
