BREAKING: Blackout as Electricity Workers Shut Down National Grid Amid NLC's Indefinite Strike

• The Transmission Company of Nigeria has informed the public that the labour union has shut down the national grid, resulting in a blackout throughout the country
• Legit.ng learnt that the national grid shutdown occurred at about 2:19 am on Monday, June 3, 2024
• A nationwide strike of the labour union commenced on Monday, June 3, over the new minimum wage deadlock

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism.

FCT, Abuja - Amid the commencement of an indefinite nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) has said the “labour union has shut down” the national grid.

As reported by The Cable on Monday morning, June 3, this has resulted in a blackout nationwide.

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The national grid shutdown occurred at about 2.19 am, per Leadership newspaper.

Strike: TUC's statement

TUC's statement partly reads:

"At about 1:15 am this morning, the Benin Transmission Operator under the Independent System Operations unit of TCN reported that all operators were driven away from the control room and that staff that resisted were beaten while some were wounded in the course of forcing them out of the control room and without any form of control or supervision, the Benin area control center was brought to zero.

"Other transmission substations that were shut down, by the Labour Union include the Ganmo, Benin, Ayede, Olorunsogo, Akangba and Osogbo transmission substations. Some transmission lines were equally opened due to the ongoing activities of the labour union.

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"On the power generating side, power generating units from different generating stations were forced to shut down."

The TUC's statement signed by Ndidi Mbah, its general manager, public affairs, promised to continue to make efforts to recover and stabilise the grid to enable the restoration of normal bulk transmission of electricity to distribution load centres nationwide.

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Minimum wage: Committee's meeting postponed indefinitely

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the tripartite committee's meeting on the new minimum wage was postponed indefinitely after its last meeting.

At the meeting held in Abuja, the federal government raised its proposal for the minimum wage from N57,000 to N60,000.

Source: Legit.ng