Railway workers in Nigeria begin three-day warning strike

Nigeria’s railway workers have embarked on a three-day warning strike, to protest poor remuneration and welfare package.

Employees of the Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) under the aegis of the Nigerian Union of Railway Workers earlier on Wednesday vowed to halt train services nationwide.

The workers carried through their threat on Thursday and shut down operations at both the passenger and cargo sections of the various stations, especially on the popular Lagos-Ibadan, Abuja-Kaduna, and Warri-Itakpe routes

In Abuja, the nation’s capital, workers in Idu locked the station and displayed various placards in protest.

At the Mobolaji Johnson Train Station in Ebute-Metta in Lagos, aggrieved workers were also seen with placards, lamenting poor welfare and poor salary.

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Train service at the Professor Wole Soyinka railway station in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, was also paralysed because of the industrial action.

The railway terminus was deserted as workers abandoned their duty posts.

No passenger was seen around, tickets, luggage, and passengers lounge areas as they were under lock and key.