The Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have agreed to set up a 16-man committee to resolve the issues surrounding their disagreement on the recent hike in the pump price of petrol.
This forms the outcome of a meeting between both parties on Wednesday in the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) in Abuja.
He also announced the constitution of a board for the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency.
Present at the meeting were the SGF, Mr Babachir Lawal, the Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, and the Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, who was a former labour leader.
The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, led the team from labour.
Wabba said that the labour union and the government were working on a peaceful resolution of the crisis.
He promised that labour would continue to engage the government on better working conditions for Nigerian workers.
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, who is to chair the 16-man committee, pledged the commitment of the government to addressing the issues that led to the strike.
Oshiomhole also threw his weight behind the Ayuba Wabba-led NLC.
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