9:49am: Labour unions across Edo State on Wednesday morning converged at the National Museum in Benin City ahead the planned protest against the recent polices put in place by the President Tinubu-led administration.
BusinessDay checks indicate that members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and other unions including Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), among other trade unions were present at the meeting point at the Oba Ovonramwen square popularly called ring road.
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It was equally observed that officers of the Nigeria Police Force as well as personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) mounted at various points around ring road, the city center, apparently to forestall any breakdown of law and order.
As of the time filing this report, the protest was yet to commence.
900am: Nigerians are going about their daily businesses as usual with no sign of organised labour’s strike so far, it has been observed.
In Lagos mainland, public and private offices, including banks, airports and ministries are working without hindrances.
Many Nigerians woke up looking to know if a planned protest by the organised labour will go on.
Following a meeting with the federal government, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) declared in a press release on Tuesday that it will carry out the initial plans for a nationwide mass demonstration.
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The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the demands made by the NLC on behalf of Nigerian workers and citizens, but a conclusion was not reached.
However business activities are ongoing without any sign of strike in Lagos and commuters are moving with ease as of the time of reporting.
In Agbara Industrial Estate, all factories are opened. In Ikeja, the capital of Lagos, all offices and businesses are also opened.
Reports from Abuja, and Ogun State also shows work going on without a hint of the strike.
Note: This is a developing story
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