Breaking: NLC announces warning strike over subsidy removal

The Nigeria Labour Congres (NLC) has announced a two-day warning strike.

The Labour Union declared Tuesday, September 5, and Wednesday 6 in protest against the Federal Government for failing to address the challenges caused by the removal of fuel subsidy.

The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who made the declaration on Friday in a press conference said, “The first increase in the pump price of petroleum products and the last one moved a lot of people from the borderline to a very high level of poverty.

“Now, if you calculate it, you will discover that this will not translate to N1,500 per person and you ask: is that the impact? Is that really what we want to achieve? Let’s assume it’s a loan. What is really going to happen? Is it garbage in, garbage out?

“If it is N5 billion, I think organised labour would want anybody to do the calculation and tell us how it is going to impact Nigerians on what is happening currently. If it is a loan, then it is too bad.”

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