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Nigeria's National Executive Council (NEC) meeting is set to decide on the planned nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The NLC has requested the release of detained National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) members, which was one of their demands. The federal government has appealed to the NLC to reconsider its strike threat.

Nigeria's National Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened an indefinite strike if the Federal Government fails to address the mass suffering caused by the removal of the petrol subsidy. The NLC has been meeting with government team members to avert the strike, while the Minister of Finance and Labour and Employment are preparing a package, including wage awards, to be presented to the NLC leadership. The government is working to prevent further industrial unrest.