Fuel Price Hike: FG To Meet NLC, TUC On Tuesday

The Federal Government will be meeting with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday over the recent increase in Fuel price and Electricity hike, and other pressing economic issues.

The meeting which was initially scheduled for Saturday will now hold on Tuesday at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Making this disclosure, the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Charles Akpan, announced the new date in a text message.

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“The meeting has been rescheduled to Tuesday, September 15 at 10 am. The venue is Banquet Hall of the Presdential Villa. This is to accommodate all participants.”

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Friday, announced that a government team would meet with the NLC and TUC, as well as other civil society groups, to discuss the hike in electricity tariff and petrol pump price on Saturday.

Meanwhile, the NLC on Saturday says it will soon come out with a position on the recent increase in the prices of various essential commodities, including fuel and electricity.

The NLC President Ayuba Wabba said the organised labour would not protest until the Central Working Committee met and agreed on appropriate action.

AllNews had earlier reported how the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulatory Agency increased the pump price of premium motor spirit, also known as petrol, to N151, 60 per litre from N145.

The increase came not long after electricity tariff was increased from N30.23 per one kwh to N62.33 by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.

Reacting to the increase, Wabba,  said, “Labour takes one battle at a time; it does not make an announcement without backing its action.”