Varsity strike: Labour shuts down Abuja in solidarity protest
*Says it’s criminal to stop workers salary *Notes workers tired of FG’s excuses, lamentations *As NASS vows to step in THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its affiliate unions, yesterday, shut down Abuja with mega rally in solidarity with striking university-based unions, with workers taking the protest to the National Assembly. NLC also said it was criminal for the Federal Government to stop workers salary over its alleged ‘no work, no pay’ policy. Besides, labour said Nigerians, especially workers, were tired of the government excuses and lamentations, stressing that if after the solidarity protest, government remained adamant in addressing the demands of the striking university unions, the next phase would be a three-day national strike. The unions in large numbers hit the street of Abuja to continue the two-day protest, which had earlier held in various states of the federation to push the Federal Government towards ending the months long strike in the university...