{"id":30438,"date":"2020-09-27T17:02:27","date_gmt":"2020-09-27T17:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=30438"},"modified":"2020-09-27T17:02:27","modified_gmt":"2020-09-27T17:02:27","slug":"fg-calls-for-crucial-sunday-meeting-with-nlc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fg-calls-for-crucial-sunday-meeting-with-nlc","title":{"rendered":"FG calls for crucial Sunday meeting with NLC"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n

The federal government has called for a meeting, at 7 p.m. today, with labour leaders to avert tomorrow\u2019s scheduled nationwide protest.<\/p>\n

The labour unions, NLC and TUC, had fixed the march to protest the recent increase in the prices of petrol and electricity.<\/p>\n

The protest is expected to herald a nationwide strike to protest the price increase.<\/p>\n

Two earlier meetings held over the matter, including one held last Thursday, were unsuccessful.<\/p>\n

After Thursday\u2019s meeting, the next meeting was initially scheduled to hold tomorrow.<\/p>\n

The spokesperson of the labour ministry, Charles Akpan, confirmed the Sunday meeting in a phone interview with PREMIUM TIMES.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe meeting earlier scheduled for Monday 28th September 2020 is now scheduled as follows: Date: Sunday, September 27, 2020
\nVenue: Banquet Hall, Presidential Villa. by 7 p.m.,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Restraining order
\nPREMIUM TIMES reported how the National Industrial Court in Abuja granted an order of interim injunction restraining the NLC and the TUC from embarking on any strike.<\/p>\n

The court also ordered the police and the State Security Service to ensure no one seeking to go to work on September 28 is prevented by the two labour unions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa Press-Nigeria: The federal government has called for a meeting, at 7 p.m. today, with labour leaders to avert tomorrow\u2019s scheduled nationwide protest. The labour unions, NLC and TUC, had fixed the march to protest the recent increase in the prices of petrol and electricity. 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