The Senate passed a motion to halt the nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress, which began on August 2 to protest the hardship experienced by Nigerians due to the removal of subsidies.
The Senate mandated its leadership to interface with President Bola Tinubu and the National Liberation Congress (NLC). Senators urged the Federal Government to develop comprehensive palliatives to mitigate the subsidy removal effects and the NLC leadership to halt the strike until the Senate interfaces with the executive branch.
The Nigeria Labour Congress is mobilising for a nationwide strike on Wednesday to protest fuel subsidy removal, urging Nigerians to join them at the Unity Fountain in Abuja. The NLC calls for government control and protection, urging the Federal Government to address the criminal content of subsidies and fix refineries for domestic fuel consumption.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is mobilising for a nationwide strike on Wednesday to protest the removal of fuel subsidies. The NLC urges Nigerians to join them at the Unity Fountain in Abuja at 7 a.m. They call for government control and protection of subsidy content and call for fixing refineries to cater to domestic fuel consumption.
The NLC is concerned that no government leaves its national currency to market forces. They demand the government reverse its anti-poor policies and release withheld salaries from the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The NLC accuses the Tinubu-led administration of playing games with Nigerians’ lives.
