The Police, Wednesday, September 16, 2020, disrupted a protest around Yaba area of Lagos over the hike in the cost of electricity and petrol. The protesters were mobilised under the banner of the Joint Action Front but some of them were arrested. Among those who were said to be detained by the police are popular rights activists…
The Nigeria Labour Congress has given the Federal Government two weeks to return the old prices of petrol and electricity. The NLC said if the government fails to do so, it should be ready to face industrial unrest across the country, beginning from September 28, 2020. The Congress made the demand at the end of the meeting…
The Borno State Police Command says protests against the increase in the price of petrol and cost of electricity will not be allowed in the state. This was made known by the Police Public Relations Officer, EDET OKON, who is a Deputy Superintendent of Police. DSP OKON disclosed in a statement in the state capita, Maiduguri that…
The increase in the pump price of petrol and cost of electricity has sparked protests in different parts of Nigeria, particularly in the South-West. Reports from Ibadan, Oyo State and Oshogbo, Osun State, say angry workers and students marched on the streets to register their anger against the Federal Government. A group of protesters, who claimed to…
The organized labour in Nigeria is spoiling for a showdown with the Federal Government over the increase in electricity tariff and pump price of petrol. National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, AYUBA WABBA, had in his initial reaction, warned that the union can no longer guarantee industrial harmony in the system. On its part; the leadership…
The Federal Government’s approval of increases in the price of petrol and electricity tariffs is not going down well with a cross-section of Nigerians. The Petroleum Products Marketing Company yesterday approved a new ex-depot price of one hundred and fifty-one naira. The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has said the pump price could come up to…