The nationwide strike has crippled business activities as public schools, public offices, banks, and most private businesses have been closed. Some public taxis and transport buses are still running with some local and international flights. But many flights have been postponed or cancelled. Economists say Nigeria will be losing about N50.5-billion daily until the strike ends.

The TUC has told Gordon Brown today (Friday) that the Government needs a fresh start on public services if it is to win the support of public servants for reform and service improvement and reverse the 'crisis of commitment and morale' caused by deferred pay rises, cuts and ill thought through reform that is 'done to public servants, rather than with them'.