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

The suspension comes after a meeting with the Federal Government and stakeholders on Monday, Feb. 19. 

NARTO had issued a strike notice over economic conditions affecting tanker drivers.

The association’s members had threatened a countrywide shutdown starting on Monday due to the exorbitant cost of automotive gas oil (diesel), which is essential for fueling their trucks in transporting petroleum products across Nigeria.