The organised Labour has called off its earlier directive to embark on nationwide industrial action following intervention by the federal government on Saturday 30th Sept, 2023. Labour has earlier directs all its affiliate members to withdraw their services and shut down the economy following the resistance by the federal government to ameliorate the hardship the removal of fuel subsidy has inflicted on Nigerian workers especially.

Leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC has revealed that it will hold a meeting today with its organ to decide the fate of the earlier scheduled industrial action as federal Government awarded a N25,000 provisional wage increase for Nigerian average workers for the next six months. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero made this known during an interview with state house correspondents yesterday shortly after it concluded meeting with a federal government delegation lead by the Chief of Staff to the president, Femi Gbajabiamila.

Minister of Works and housing, Dave Umahi has apologises to the ministry workers for locking them out yesterday. There was a protest yesterday at the ministry of works premises at Mabushi, Abuja when the minister directed that late comers should be locked out of the premises for reporting late for work. The minister got to his office ahead of some senior officials of the ministry where he directed that all late comers should be locked out and be denied access to their respective offices.

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, says it has not negotiated any meeting with the federal government that may lead to the averting of the pending industrial action that has already being pencilled to commenced on Tuesday, 2nd October, 2023. This is coming as all is set for the NLC, TUC across the country to fully comply with the directive of proceeding on with industrial action as proposed by the NLC to press home their demand with the federal government over subsidy removal.

The Federal government said it is planning to celebrate this year independent day on a low-key without any form of vibrant celebration. Nigerian Independence day is usually celebrated on every 1st October of every year as it is the day Nigeria got her independence from Britain. It was learned that this year own is going to be a low-key as no event has been pencilled to future at the regular Eagle square, Abuja.

The United States of America has confirmed that it had ordered the temporary departure of non-emergency employees of its citizens in Niger and their families. Matthew Miller, a U.S Department of State Spokesperson stated that, “Given ongoing developments in Niger and out of an abundance of caution, the Department of State is ordering the temporary departure of non-emergency U.S. government personnel and eligible family members from the U.S. Embassy in Niamey.”