Workers in Osun State begin a three-day sympathy strike after the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) directs support for the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees over withheld local government statutory allocations. Several outlets report that government activities are disrupted from Monday, with offices closed and services slowed.
Premium Times and Vanguard both describe shutdowns affecting government operations in Osun. Daily Post Nigeria adds detail that public schools, local government secretariats, primary health care centres and other offices are brought to a standstill. The strike is framed as linked to a “LG allocations saga,” with the NLC pointing to the expiration of an ultimatum given to federal and state governments.
Vanguard also includes a reaction from a civil society organisation, the World Institute for Peace, which criticises the NLC and urges dialogue, saying the action worsens hardship. Punch likewise focuses on the start of the strike and the call to release statutory allocations due to local government areas in Osun.
