Electricity Workers Embark on Strike over Unpaid Salaries, Poor Welfare

By Racheal Wilson

The National Union of Electricity Employees has ordered its members in the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) to embark on strike over poor welfare, unpaid salaries and casualization of staff, among others.

The union highlighted their grievances stating that non-payment of salaries since April 2025, non-implementation of minimum wage, casualisation of workers and lack of working tools as some of the problems.

Other grievances include; no provision of protective equipment since 2021, lack of operation of vehicle, unpaid retirement benefits and issues from the unbundling of TCN.

A letter signed by the Acting Secretary of NUEE, Dominic Igwebike, dated September 24th, 2025, disclosed that the union had issued ultimatum to the management of TCN which was disregarded.

The letter stated that “It is unfortunate that the TCN management has decided to handle these issues with kid gloves and lack of regard for the hardworking staff of TCN. Thus, they haven’t displayed without any defined road map(s) to addressing them.

“We cannot continue to fold our arms while we watch our rights being vehemently violated and Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) going down the drain. To this end the union is compelled to withdraw its services.”

Igwebike directed electricity workers are hereby directed to withdraw services to such time that the management is ready to discharge its obligations towards the workforce.