Organised labour in Nigeria has kept to its threat to begin a warning strike across the country Thursday, asking all its members to shun work and stay at home from the middle of last night.
By the industrial action, all public and private offices, including banks and petrol stations would shut down.
The action by workers came in defiance of a late effort by the Nigerian government, which offered to restart negotiations on new national minimum wage after weeks of suspension.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and all its allies and affiliate unions have jointly mobilised their members across the country to ensure observance of the industrial action.
As at 8p.m. wednesday when THISDAY spoke with the Head of Information at the NLC, Mr. Benson Ukpah, on the update regarding the strike, he said labour leaders had ordered that the warning strike should proceed by midnight as planned.
Also the organised labour has asked its members not to listen to any instruction to resume except that given by the leadership of the umbrella unions.
