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Nigerian unions suspend general strike
Joe Ajaero (centre), Nigerian Labor Congress President, speaks during a protest against the recent increase in the electricity tariff, in Abuja Nigeria, May 13, 2024

NIGERIAN trade unions have suspended a general strike that had brought their country to a halt.

They took the decision after the government promised to increase the minimum wage to at least 60,000 naira (£32) a month.

That is double the current minimum but is short of the £260 that the unions were calling for.

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