Nigerians could face nationwide blackouts in the coming days as the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Wednesday began an indefinite strike over the non-implementation of the national minimum wage, the casualisation of workers, and other unresolved issues. The union announced the industrial action in a notice signed by its Acting General Secretary, Dominic Igwebike, stating that the strike followed the expiration of the ultimatum earlier issued to the management of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN). According to NUEE, it could no longer remain passive while the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) continues to deteriorate, stressing that this justified the decision to down tools. “It is unfortunate that the TCN Management has decided to handle these issues with kid gloves and a lack of regard for the hard-working staff of TCN. This, they have 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 the Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) going down the drain. To this end, the Union is compelled to withdraw its services. “Members are hereby directed to withdraw services until such time that the management is ready to discharge its obligations towards the workforce,” the notice reads.