The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) resolved to endorse the decision of the Central Working Committee (CWC) to embark on an indefinite strike and peaceful protest from Monday, 28 September 2020. That is if government fails to reverse the recent hike in the pump price of petrol and electricity tariff […]
Continue ReadingThe House of Representatives on Wednesday urged the Federal Government to halt any plan to increase electricity tariff by 100 per cent in the country. This followed the unanimous adoption of a motion under matters of urgent public importance raised by Rep. Aliyu Madaki (APC-Kano). Moving the motion, Madaki said that the plan by Electricity […]
Continue ReadingThe Minister of Power, Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has appealed to Nigerians to embrace the increase in electricity tariff, described the increase as “a painful pill,” that consumers need to “swallow”. Fashola related this, on the sidelines of the second monthly sectoral meeting with stakeholders in the power sector in Lagos, where he also […]
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