Nigeria's unions, government agree to wage increase, avert strikes

abuja, nigeria — Nigeria's main labor unions agreed on Thursday to a new minimum wage of 70,000 naira ($44) a month after talks with the government, ending months of deadlock and the threat of strikes. Africa's most populous nation is grappling with the worst cost of living crisis in a generation, stoking fears of Kenyan-style protests that have rocked that country for nearly a month. Nigeria's two biggest union federations, the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, have argued...