Varsities in Benue Shut Down as NLC Strike Halts Academic Activities
During visits to Benue State University and Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University in Makurdi, empty lecture halls were observed with no official statements regarding the closures. Commercial banks were only dispensing cash through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), while motorcycle riders continued operating. Both Federal and Benue State Civil Service Secretariats were locked.
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Academic activities in universities, commercial banks, civil services, and markets in Benue have come to a halt following the commencement of an indefinite strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).
During visits to Benue State University and Joseph Sarwuan Tarka University in Makurdi, empty lecture halls were observed with no official statements regarding the closures. Commercial banks were only dispensing cash through Automated Teller Machines (ATMs), while motorcycle riders continued operating. Both Federal and Benue State Civil Service Secretariats were locked.
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Despite the strike, construction work at the high-level underpasses continued, and drinking joints, such as Shaka at Kenville Park, remained open with patrons enjoying cow tail pepper soup and alcohol. Essential services like journalism, nursing, and nursery schools were still operational.
NLC Chairperson Comrade Terungwa Igbe and TUC Chairperson Comrade Gideon Akaa issued a statement attributing the strike to the government's failure to agree on a new national minimum wage and reverse the hike in electricity tariffs. They emphasized that all affiliated unions in Benue must comply with the strike directives until further notice.
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Security agents were patrolling the streets of Makurdi to maintain order as the strike progressed.
