NLC and TUC Threaten Strike in Anambra Over Unexplained Civil Service Salary Deductions

The Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress convened an emergency meeting in Awka, Anambra State on June 3 to plan industrial action after the Anambra State Government began deducting ₦25,000–₦48,000 monthly from civil servants' salaries without explanation or legal basis. Labour leaders described the deductions as a violation of agreed pay structures and threatened an indefinite strike if the government did not reverse the policy within 72 hours. The Anambra dispute adds to a national pattern of worker-government tensions that saw the NLC demand a ₦154,000 national minimum wage and threaten action against both federal and state governments over cost-of-living failures.