The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has been informed by the government of President Bola Tinubu that it is prohibited by court order from going on strike.
The federal government’s response followed the National Labor Committee’s (NLC) seven-day ultimatum to begin industrial action over the increase in the price of gasoline and the high cost of living in the country.
The National Lawyers’ Guild issued a deadline to the federal government on Wednesday, demanding that it abandon all “anti-poor” and “insensitive” measures.
The permanent secretary of the Ministry of Justice, B.E. Jedy-Agba, issued a statement saying that the union is prohibited from striking over the loss of the petrol subsidy according to a decision from the national industrial court.
Jedy-Agba said that on June 5, the court issued an injunctive order barring the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) “from embarking on the planned industrial action/or strike of any nature, pending the hearing and determination of the pending motion on notice.”
She urged the union not to “resort to self-help and undermine the orders of the court” in their negotiations with the federal government.
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