Thousands of applicants have been locked outside of the offices of the National Identity Management Commission following a strike embarked on by NIMC staff.

The notice of strike was signed by the President of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria, NIMC branch, LUCKY MICHAEL, and its Secretary, ODIA VICTOR.

The association said the strike had become necessary due to the exposure of staff to COVID-19 risks, lack of personal protective equipment, irregularities in promotion and poor funding.

At the meeting they agreed that the NIMC staff salary structure approved by the Federal Government via Presidential assent be implemented in the personnel appropriation of the 2021 annual budget effective January 2021.

They also asked to be paid overtime and given enough tools to work with.