Nigeria, Aug. 4 -- The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned the federal government's new National Industrial Relations Policy, accusing it of seeking to suppress workers' rights to protest through strikes.

In a statement signed on Friday, NLC President Joe Ajaero said it was "in shock" that the Federal Government focused on curbing strikes, out of "a catalogue of hundreds of workplace issues" in the newly approved policy.

The federal government recently approved the new policy intended to reduce industrial disputes and promote stable labour relations. The Minister of Information, Mohammed Idris, announced the decision after the Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu.

According to Mr Idris, the policy aims t...