Some government ministries, departments, and agencies in Abuja are shut in solidarity with the two-day nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress, The PUNCH has observed.

Our correspondent, who visited the Federal Secretariat which houses some agencies under the Ministry of Information and National Orientation, observed that these areas were deserted as workers decided to stay back home.

Banks located in the areas surveyed were also under lock and key.

Our correspondent who visited one of the major commercial banks located at the Federal Secretariat was told there would be no banking operations due to the strike declared by the NLC.

NLC officials who stormed one of the banks in the area ‘Jaiz Bank’ to enfore compliance with the NLC strike directive ordered thensureers to return home.

“Please go home, shut down your systems, we are locking the bank,” the NLC officials ordered the bank staff.

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