Nigeria, Feb. 20 -- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Niger State says it will embark on an indefinite strike over the failure of the state government to meet its demands.

The Niger State Chapter of the NLC had presented some demands to the state government but it said the government failed to honour them.

It, however, said its doors were still open for negotiation.

The congress in a letter to Governor Mohammed Bago, dated February 19 and signed by its chairman, Idrees Lafene, and the chairman of the Trade Union Congress, Ibrahim Gana, said the strike would begin at 8 a.m. on Wednesday.

The letter was made available to journalists in Minna, the state capital on Tuesday.

"We are writing in furtherance to our earlier letter of ultim...