Africa’s most populous country, Nigeria, came to a standstill on Monday due to a nationwide general strike in favour of an increase in the minimum wage. Members of the largest trade unions in the country with a population of 220 million paralysed the power grid, airports, industrial ports and numerous public service providers. Banks, schools and government offices remained closed. According to the trade unions, the strike is indefinite. The West African country is facing its worst economic crisis in more than two decades. The unions are demanding a substantial increase in the monthly minimum w…