The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued a stern warning to the Federal Government to abandon any planned increase in electricity tariffs, vowing to lead mass resistance against further hikes.
The labour body also threatened to shut down telecom operations nationwide if telecommunications companies fail to implement the 35% tariff hike agreement reached with the government, rejecting the 50% hike initially approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
In a communiqué issued at the end of its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting held in Yola, Adamawa State, the NLC leadership strongly condemned the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission’s (NERC) ongoing reclassification of electricity consumers.