The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has called off its nationwide strike which threw the country into a total blackout.
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The decision followed an emergency conciliation meeting between the striking electricity workers and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige on Wednesday, August 17.
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The minister’s spokesman Olajide Oshundun, announced that Ngige intervened in the industrial action.
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NUEE Secretary General, Joe Ajaero, assured that electricity would be restored across the country tonight.
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The workers shut down all Transmission Companies of Nigeria (TCN) offices earlier today.