Activities in banks, hospitals, and other public places in Kano state were disrupted, after the Kano State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress joined the nationwide strike.
The NLC, during its national executive council meeting held yesterday (Monday), directed its members to go on a nationwide strike.
The NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) had taken the decision after their joint meeting in Abuja, prompted by alleged infractions and encroachments of the rights of workers, the assault on the NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero and the continued refusal of government to implement agreements, non-payment of backlog of salaries, pensions, descriminatory payment of salaries and non-compliance to national minimum wage.
In Kano, GOOD EVENING NIGERIA observed that primary and day secondary school pupils who went to school as early morning were returned home as they did not meet teachers in the schools.
In Bayero University Kano, a student who is currently sitting for her first semester examinations and was supposed to write one on Tuesday, said she returned to her hostels disappointed because there were no staff in the examination halls.
GOOD EVENING NIGERIA gathered some departments in the school wrote exams schedule for 8am, while some did not write.
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Similarly, the Audu Bako State Secretariat, which houses most of the ministries, was also closed following the commencement of the strike, even though some workers who were not aware of the strike reported to work in the morning but had to return home later.
Meanwhile, the Kano State Ministry of Education has suspended the 2023 Secondary Schools Qualifying Examination scheduled to take place today, until further notice.
A statement signed by the Director of Public Enlightenment of the Ministry, Balarabe Kiru, revealed that the suspension is compelled by the industrial action embarked upon by the NLC and TUC nationwide.
The statement, however, appealed to the people concerned, especially students and parents or guardians, to bear with any inconvenience that may be caused by the suspension.
