A nationwide blackout was narrowly avoided today after electricity workers suspended their strike action about 10 hours into the industrial action. The workers, under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), had embarked on the strike in protest over labour disputes with the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN).
The industrial action, which had already disrupted power supply in several parts of the country, was called off following the intervention of the Federal Government, which stepped in to mediate between the union and TCN management.
According to reports, the government assured the workers that their grievances would be addressed, prompting NUEE to suspend the strike to allow further negotiations.
The suspension comes as a relief to millions of Nigerians who had braced for a nationwide blackout if the strike had persisted. Power supply is now expected to be gradually restored across affected areas.
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