The Federal Government has barred the organised labour and civil society groups protesting against the removal oil subsidy from staging demonstration at Eagle Square.
This is just as it has urged all public servants to ignore the today's nationwide strike declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC).
Indications to this emerged in Abuja, as all routes leading to the Federal Secretariat have been cordoned off by heavily armed policemen ahead of today's planned mass protest by NLC and civil society organisations.
The National Industrial Court had restrained the NLC and TUC from embarking on the strike, but the organised labour said it would not back down.
Accordingly, the Head of Service of the Federation, Alhaji Isa Bello Sali, has directed all civil servants to ignore the strike and continue to perform their normal duties by reporting to the office as usual.
Tribune