Nigeria's Electricity Workers Suspend Strike During Blackout
The strike action was called by the workers to press for the settlement of unresolved claims after the privatization of the power sector by the Bureau of Public Enterprises. The disrupted power supply triggered a nationwide blackout.
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Nigeria:
Amidst Blackout, Nigeria's Electricity Workers Suspend Strike
Premium Times, 12 December 2019
The one-day nationwide strike by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday has been suspended. Read more »
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National Electricity Employees' Strike, Threat to Nigeria Security, Economy - NAPS
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Nigeria:
Electricity Workers Suspend Strike As KEDCO Promises Improved Services
Daily Trust, 12 December 2019
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has suspended its strike it embarked on. Read more »
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Nigeria:
End Your Strike, Allow Negotiation, NECA Urges Electricity Workers
Vanguard, 12 December 2019
The Nigeria Employers' Consultative Association (NECA) has appealed to the National Union of Electricity Employers (NUEE) to call off its strike so as to allow a free negotiation… Read more »
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Nigeria:
Electricity Workers Suspend Strike
Vanguard, 12 December 2019
Nigeria's electricity workers have suspended a strike that engulfed a major part of the country in darkness for a little more than 24 hours. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Electricity Generators Threaten Nationwide Blackout
Premium Times, 17 November 2019
Nigerian electricity generation companies (GenCos) have threatened to shut down power generation across the country if the federal government does not intervene and call the… Read more »
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