Lagos NIMC workers embark on strike

 

Staff of the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) in Lagos State have gone on strike due to stress to workers.

According to one the worker, the reason for this action is the recent increase in the number of visitors at their different offices and stations for registration of National Identification Number (NIN).

SB learn that this workers lament for three issues-:

1. They need to be paid more for conducting the exercise which he described as an extra duty. 

2. They  government are not putting in place measures to ensure their safety while carrying out their duties. 

3. They decried the lack of protective kits at the office, saying they could get infected with COVID-19 as they attend to hundreds of residents daily.