Strike: Staff, Visitors Locked Out Of National Assembly Complex

Some members of staff and visitors to the National Assembly were prevented from going inside the Assembly Complex on Tuesday.

The closure of the complex to non-legislative staff complies with the order of the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, requesting that affiliate unions proceed on a nationwide indefinite strike beginning at midnight on Tuesday.

The unions embarked on the strike to protest the failure of the Federal Government to address issues affecting workers such as the issues of minimum wage, insecurity, corruption, and good government.

Similarly, the Federal Secretariat was notably less busy than usual as many of the offices, among which are the Ministry offices of Education and Health were closed.

While many of the staff had arrived at their offices to work, some also appreciated the efforts of the unions to demand better conditions for workers.