When the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) recently frowned at the proposed 50 percent increase in telecom tariffs, those who understand how things work in Nigeria had already know the direction things were headed.
Lo and behold, the first nationwide protest of 2025 lays ahead clouded with uncertainty of its aftermath.
This protest we are talking about is slated to hold on Tuesday, February 4, 2025.
The nationwide demonstration was agreed upon during the ongoing National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting of the NLC.
The protest aims to send a strong message to the government that workers will oppose the planned increase, which would exacerbate poverty throughout the nation.
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It is important to note that on January 22, the NLC rejected the 50 per cent increase in telecommunication tariffs that the Federal Government sanctioned via the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
The NLC argues that approving such a significant tariff hike while Nigerian workers and the general populace are facing extraordinary economic challenges is a blatant attack on their well-being and a neglect of the people in favour of corporate interests.
