The Nigerian Labor Conference (NLC) has suspended its proposal protest to protest 50 % of telecommunications tariffs.
The decision was made after the union was met by the federal government secretary George Akume on Monday, February 3, after meeting with the federal government’s delegation.
According to a statement signed by the director of the SGF office and the signing of information and public relations, the statement of Seguin Imohiosen aims to maintain industrial harmony and protect the interests of Nigerians.
He said the information of the federal government and the state -oriented minister Mohammed Idris said the purpose of the meeting was to investigate the research on NCC, which led to 50 % of telecommunications. tariff.
After extensive review, the two institutions agreed to set up a 10 -member committee of 10 members of the federal government and five members of the NLC to review the study and submit the report within two weeks.
“Therefore, the summary is that the Labor and Nigerian Labor Conference and the federal government delegation have set up five committees. In the next two weeks, we will continue to meet here. At the end of the second week, we will now make a suggestion, We will provide the final consideration to the government and organized labor. “
Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of NLC, said that the union will wait until the result of the committee to determine its next action.
At the meeting, the Minister’s Communications and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijanni, Minister of Finance and Economic Coordination, the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) and CEO of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Wale Edun (EVC), and chief. Executive Officer Labor and Employment Minister Aminu Maida Dr. Alhaji Mohammed Maigari Dingyadi, Budget and National Planning Minister Atiku Bagudu, National Security Consultant Nuhu Ribadu, etc.
LIB reports that last Wednesday, NLC announced that it would hold a national large -scale rally on Tuesday, February 4, 2025 to protest the increase of 50 % of the recently approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
NLC said the rally will warn that the danger of this unfair population is the minimum wage of the struggling population of only N70,000; a population has suffered from gasoline prices, high food costs, rising electricity prices and inflation rates The hiking population is hiking.
