The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced a nationwide protest scheduled for Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in response to the recent 50% increase in telecom tariffs.
In a statement released on Monday, the NLC described the tariff hike as “unjustifiable and burdensome,” adding that it will negatively impact millions of Nigerians who rely on mobile and internet services for communication and business.
The labour union has called on the government and telecom regulators to immediately reverse the increase, warning that failure to do so could lead to further industrial action.
“NAC-in-session totally rejected the 50% Telecom Tariff Hike which it considered as too harsh for citizens. It therefore strongly condemns the Nigerian Telecommunications Commission’s decision to approve the increase in telecommunications tariffs. This decision is insensitive, unjustifiable, and a direct assault on Nigerian workers and the general populace, who are already burdened by worsening economic hardship foisted on them by policies of government which was no fault of theirs.
To express our collective opposition to this arbitrary tariff hike, the NLC will embark on a nationwide mass rally on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. The rally will serve as a warning on the dangers of imposing such an unfair increase on a struggling population earning a minimum wage of only N70,000; a population that has suffered outrageous hike in the price of petrol, high cost of food, hike in electricity tariff and general rising inflation”, parts of the NLC statement read.
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