The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has decided to suspend its nationwide protests, held across the federation earlier on Tuesday.

In a communiqué issued at the conclusion of its National Executive Council meeting, the NLC stated that the protest’s objectives were met on the first day of the demonstration.

The communiqué reads, in part, “Consequently, NEC-in-session resolved as follows: to suspend street action for the second day of the Protest, having achieved overwhelming success and attained the key objectives of the 2-day protest on the first day.”

It further stated, “The highest organ of the NLC suspended street action for the second day of the Protest, having achieved overwhelming success and attained the key objectives of the 2-day protest on the first day. However, Nationwide action continues tomorrow with simultaneous Press Conferences across all the states of the federation by the state Councils of the Congress, including the National Headquarters.

“To reaffirm and extend the 7-days ultimatum by another 7 days, which now expires on the 13th day of March 2024, within which the Government is expected to implement all the earlier agreements of the 2nd day of October 2023 and other demands presented in our letter during today’s nationwide protest”.