Nigeria scrapped subsidies on petrol imports on January 1, more than doubling the pump price to around 150 nairaa litre, sparking bitter protests across the country.
Tens of thousands of Nigerians had been demonstrating in cities up and down Africa's most populous nation for four straight days as neither side was ready to concede an inch.
Unions said the pre-subsidy removal petrol price of 65 naira a litre must be reintroduced and the government said fuel subsidies were gone for good because they were corrupt and a dangerous drain on Africa's second-largest economy.
But Jonathan and unions met late on Thursday.
"We had fruitful discussions, both sides have agreed to shift ground. We will be meeting again on Saturday," said Abdulwaheed Omar, president of Nigeria Labour Congress, one of Nigeria's two biggest workers' unions.
"Unless and until we get a conclusive conclusion from the discussion then that means we will maintain status quo. For now the strike still continues," Omar said.
The central bank governor, Lamido Sanusi, told Reuters the strikes were costing the economy more than $600 million a day.
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