Government activities in Taraba State have been crippled following the commencement of an indefinite strike by the state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

The industrial action, which began at midnight on Monday, August 11, 2025, as observed by The Guardian, was jointly declared by both unions after a State Executive Council meeting held on Sunday at the NLC Secretariat in Jalingo.

According to a bulletin co-signed by NLC State Secretary, Adamu W. Buba, and TUC State Secretary, Polina I. Gani, the strike was called in protest against alleged irregularities in the activities of the Biometric Data Capture Committee set up by the state government.

“All workers are hereby directed to stay away from their places of work and withdraw their services until further notice,” the statement read.

The unions also instructed all affiliate branches to mobilise and establish strike implementation committees to ensure full compliance, adding that the action would continue until the government addresses their demands.

The labour bodies had last week accused the committee of engaging in practices that negatively affected workers and faulted the government for failing to act on their ultimatum.

Speaking with our state correspondent, the union leaders insisted that the strike would not be suspended until the alleged wrongs were corrected and called on stakeholders to press the state government.

As of press time, the government had not yet released an official response. Public services remained shut down across the state, with Jalingo, the capital, experiencing widespread disruption.