BREAKING: Court halts proposed strike by NLC

 

The National Industrial Court has asked the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, to suspend its planned strike.
The President of the court, Justice Babatunde Adejumo, gave the order on Tuesday and it is to last for 7 days.
Ruling on an exparte application filed by the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, Abubakar Malami, the court ordered parties to maintain the status quo until the hearing and determination of the exparte motion.

Justice Adejumo also directed the government to dialogue with the NLC towards an amicable resolution of their dispute.