Commercial activities in the Uyo metropolis, Akwa Ibom State have been shut down following the strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress in the state. NLC, Akwa Ibom Chapter on Monday, June 3 began an indefinite strike in compliance with the national body's directives.
Commercial activities in the Uyo metropolis, Akwa Ibom State have been shut down following the strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress in the state. NLC , Akwa Ibom Chapter on Monday, June 3 began an indefinite strike in compliance with the national body's directives. The Chairperson of the union, Sunny James, said workers in the state will ensure total enforcement until the Federal Government meets the demands of workers on the new minimum wage.
At Udo Udoma banking layout, all the banks in the banking zone were also shut down while customers were found loitering as they could not gain access to the banking halls for transactions. However, markets and all other commercial activities in the state were open but traders complained of low or no sales today due to the strike as Akwa Ibom is known to be a civil service state.
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