Nigeria: PHCN Workers Threaten Fresh Strike, Give FG Four-Day Ultimatum

28 October 2013

Lagos — Over 2,000 workers of the Power Holding Company of Nigeria (PHCN) on Monday embarked on protest over the delay in payment of severance benefits to about 55 per cent of the workforce.

The workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Electrical Employees (NUEE), staged the protest at the Eko and Ikeja Electricity Distribution Companies and threatened to commence indefinite strike on Nov. 1.

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