Published 2 years ago

Nigeria: Utility workers call off nationwide strike

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Nigeria's electricity workers shut down the nation's power grid Wednesday. More than 200 million people were plunged into darkness for several hours. The strike was to force the government to honor a 2019 agreement. The Nigerian government said it needed two weeks as it sought time to resolve the crisis.

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The Guardian Nigeria

Blackout in Lagos as electricity workers begin strike

There was a blackout across Lagos State on Wednesday following the nationwide strike by electricity workers under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE). Ikeja Electric Plc and Eko Electricity Distribution Company (EKEDC) confirmed the development in separate public notices to their customers. The DisCos said the picketing of the Transmission Company […]

2 years ago·Nigeria

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Daily Post Nigeria

Electricity workers call off strike

National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has called off its nationwide strike.The decision followed an emergency meeting with the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Wednesday.The minister’s spokesman Olajide Oshundun, announced that Ngige intervened in the industrial action.NUEE Secretary General, Joe Ajaero, assured that electricity would be restored across the country tonight.The workers shut down all Transmission Companie…

2 years ago·Nigeria

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Deutsche Welle

Nigeria: Utility workers call off nationwide strike

Striking electricity workers temporarily shut down the power grid, plunging more than 200 million people into darkness for several hours.

2 years ago·Germany

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Times Live

Nigeria electricity workers suspend strike that caused blackout

Workers at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) have suspended a strike that began on Wednesday and caused a nationwide blackout, a workers union official said after a meeting with the government.

2 years ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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P.M. News Nigeria

JUST IN: Electricity workers suspend strike for 2 weeks

Earlier, the Transmission Company of Nigeria had confirmed that the national grid has been shutdown following the industrial dispute by the two in-house unions in the company.

2 years ago

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Pulse Nigeria

5 ways Nigerians reacted to the electricity workers strike

Crazy things are truly happening in the country, in many parts of the country, there was an electricity blackout yesterday. Here is how we imagined Nigerians reacting.What happened? The Transmission Company of Nigeria declared strike action among their workers. Read here why this happened.Here is how we imagined different Nigerians reacting;Those who just slept Some people just went to bed [Tenor]Darkness, low battery, these sec…

2 years ago·Nigeria

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