The Nationwide Union of Electrical energy Workers (NUEE) has directed its members chapter of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to withdraw their providers with fast impact.
The NUEE, in a discover signed by its appearing basic secretary, Dominic Igwebike, on Wednesday, mentioned the choice follows the expiration of the union’s ultimatum to TCN administration over numerous employees welfare and operational points that stay unresolved.
The NUEE outlined its calls for to incorporate non-implementation of nationwide minimal wage, casualisation of staff, non-provision of working instruments and supplies, non-payment of employees salaries since April 2025, lack of operational automobiles, non provision of PPEs since 2021, points arising from the unbundling of TCN and non-payment of retirement advantages.
“To all NUEE TCN members, a name to motion following the expiration of the Union’s ultimatum to TCN administration over some employees welfare and operational points. It’s unlucky that the TCN administration has determined to deal with these points with child gloves and lack of regards for the hard-working employees of TCN. This, they’ve displayed with none outlined highway map(s) to addressing them.
“We can not proceed to fold our arms whereas we watch our rights being vehemently violated and Nigeria Electrical energy Provide Trade (NESI) taking place the drain. To this finish, the union is compelled to withdraw its providers.
“Members are hereby directed to withdraw providers to such time that the administration is able to discharge its obligations in the direction of the workforce. This directive takes fast impact and whole compliance,” the assertion mentioned.
The NUEE members’ strike may throw the nation into darkness, given the employees’ vital roles in electrical energy distribution within the nation.
Checks on energy provide as of 5:30 p.m. Thursday, nonetheless, confirmed that the nationwide grid was nonetheless working usually, with whole load allocation to distribution firms at 4,411MW. On the technology facet, Engineer Energy (601MW), Kainji Hydro (473MW), and Shiroro Hydro (398MW) had been the highest three contributors.
In April, the Nigerian authorities took a major step in the direction of reforming the nation’s electrical energy sector by unbundling the TCN into two entities: the Unbiased System Operator (ISO) and the Transmission Service Supplier (TSP).
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Underneath the brand new construction, the TSP will oversee TCN’s bodily infrastructure, together with transmission towers, energy strains, and substations.
When PREMIUM TIMES contacted the TCN Normal Supervisor, Public Affairs, Ndidi Mbah, she didn’t reply to calls and a textual content message as of press time Thursday night.
