The workers embarked on the industrial action on January 7, but called it off the next day after the minister’s intervention. He observed that the issue of welfare has a running discussion, stating: “Workers’ welfare is critical to the success of NIMC and even this current enrolment. To him, if the Federal Government could meet 60 per cent of their demands, the workers would score it a pass mark. MEANWHILE, the NIMC said it had commenced enrolment of foreign diplomats in Nigeria. He reassured Nigerians that of his organisation’s readiness to capture all legal residents in the National Identity Database.

Source: The Guardian January 25, 2021 04:30 UTC