Fresh Nationwide Strike Looms In Power Sector ; Another Blackout There was a warning strike last

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Fresh Nationwide Strike Looms In Power Sector ; Another Blackout

There was a warning strike last two weeks when electricity workers embarked on a warning strike leading to a national Blackout.

Although the strike was suspended but the workers demand was not met.
The main reason for this fresh looming strike is the failure of the federal government to pay the the former workers their entitlements when the company was in the hands of Power Holding Company of Nigeria, PHCN.

According to the sources, government agencies including Bureau of Public Enterprise, BPE, that supervises the Federal Government privatisation programme are shying away from the payment of the benefits, among other pending entitlements.

Meanwhile, electricity workers in Lagos and Ogun zonal council, yesterday said they were ready for the resumption of the suspended strike once the union gave a directive.

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