The National Industrial Court, NIC, sitting in Abuja has
stopped the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC,
from embarking on a strike action tomorrow.
The labour unions had in a
communique they issued at the end of an emergency meeting the held on Saturday,
vowed to embark on a nationwide industrial action should the federal government
refuse to reverse the sudden hike in the price of fuel. However, in a ruling on
Tuesday, the NIC President, Justice Babatunde Adejumo, restrained the labour
unions from going on strike, pending the determination of a suit the federal
government lodged before it. Justice Adejumo further ordered all the parties to
maintain status quo until the legal dispute is settled.
