Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria Suspend Strike

The Maritime Workers’ Union of Nigeria (MWUN) at the week-end said that it had suspended its three-day-old strike which has paralysed activities at the nation’s sea ports.

The suspension was announced in a communiqué jointly issued in Lagos and jointly signed by the leaders of the  union and the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA).

NPA’s Executive Director, Finance  Mr Olumide Oduntan and the President-General of the MWUN, Mr Anthony Nted signed the communique.

The duo said the agreement was reached after a meeting between the representatives of NPA and MWUN at the week-end on Victoria Island, Lagos.


According to the communiqué, all outstanding payments to tally clerks and on board security men are top priorities that will be paid by the NPA as soon as the Treasury Single Account (TSA) issues have been resolved.

“All statutory payments to NPA and charges due to stevedoring contractors on MV Hawk that berthed midstream at Bonny must be paid before the vessel is allowed to sail.”

The union, which embarked a nationwide strike on last Thursday, said it was protesting the non-payment of tally clerks and on board security men in the last nine months.

Stevedoring and cargo handling operations were paralysed at the ports as a result of the strike.