In Nigeria, workers are protesting against increased electricity prices, demanding lower tariffs from the government and company authorities.
Electricity Tariff Hike
Workers from different electricity distribution companies went to their offices to protest against the increase in Band A tariffs.
These workers, who are part of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), gathered at the offices of the DisCos on Monday, stopping other workers from starting their work for the day.
In Lagos, the NLC and TUC were seen at the main office of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, singing and demanding that there should be a reversal to the old Band A tariff.
In Oyo, protesters went to the office of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, demonstrating and preventing normal operations.
Our reporter said police officers were present to prevent any chaos or violence.
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The NLC and TUC demanded that the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission should return to the old tariff within seven days.
But the Federal Government warned that reverting the tariff would cause problems for the power industry and asked Nigerians to tolerate the temporary difficulties.
At the same time, the International Monetary Fund suggested to the Federal Government that they should eliminate power subsidies in other tariff categories to help improve the economy.
