FG, Labour Reach Truce as Electricity Workers Suspend Strike

The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) and the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) stopped the strike action on Thursday due to a number of labor-related issues.

Following a crucial intervention meeting convened by Minister of Power Chief Adebayo Adelabu to address ongoing labor problems at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was struck on Thursday, September 25, 2025, which led to the suspension.

The Nigerian Independent System Operators (NISO), TCN management, and representatives from the Federal Ministry of Labor, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), and the Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies (SSAEAC) were all present at the Abuja meeting.

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Remember that earlier on Thursday, NUEE ordered its members at the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to cease services immediately after the unions’ deadline for TCN management to address a number of labor-related issues had passed.

The Ministry of Power, represented by the Director of Distribution Services and the Director of Planning, Research, and Statistics, stepped in to stop the unions’ picketing and start a conversation.

Key agreements were obtained following lengthy discussions: The unions agreed to evaluate the report of a committee by October 6-7, 2025, with the intention of evaluating its implementation beginning in October 2025.

“TCN and NISO will work together to create a thorough implementation plan and evaluate the financial effects of the committee’s recommendations.

The Minister and the unions will both be shown this strategy.

“To address any lingering concerns, the management and unions will meet again.

In order to facilitate the implementation of the findings, the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) would expedite the evaluation of TCN and NISO’s prices. No worker will be punished for taking part in the most recent strike.

According to a portion of the communiqué our correspondent saw, “as a result of these commitments, the in-house unions agreed to suspend their industrial actions, allowing the resolutions to be put into effect and promising a more cooperative path forward in addressing labor issues within Nigeria’s power sector.”