Nigeria, Oct. 17 -- After seven hours of intensive deliberation between a federal government team and representatives of labour unions, the ongoing negotiation on Nigeria's new minimum wage adjustment ended without a deal.

The negotiation meeting, which started on Tuesday, has yet to reach a resolution even as at Thursday morning.

The Wednesday meeting began at 5 pm and ended at 2:15 am on Thursday.

However, both parties agreed to adjourn the meeting until 7 pm on Thursday to continue deliberation.

PREMIUM TIMES had reported how the federal government failed to reach a truce with labour over the new minimum wage, even as the deadline given by workers to call a strike neared.

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress wa...