The Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners (NARTO) has suspended its planned nationwide strike.

Channelstv reports that this followed Monday’s meeting with the Federal Government and stakeholders after tanker drivers suspended operations and stopped lifting of petroleum products amid harsh economic realities.

Recall that NARTO members had threatened shutdown all over the country beginning from Monday over the high cost of Automotive Gas Oil also known as diesel which is used to fuel their trucks for the movement of petroleum products across Nigeria.

According to Channelstv, the price of diesel has skyrocketed of late, no thanks to the forex crisis in the country. At the moment, diesel sells above N1,250 per litre in Nigeria.

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