The Nigeria Labour Congress has planned and insisted on going on Nationwide Strike to protest against the removal of subsidies on petroleum products.
It was reported that NLC on Sunday, 4th of June, shunned a meeting organized by the Federal Government to discuss the progress and solution to the subsidy removal and the attendant hike in fuel pump prices across the country.
The Congress said all the affiliate unions of the NLC have agreed and are unshakeable to prosecute and embark on the strike, which is said to commence on Wednesday 7th of June, 2023.
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PHCN workers plan to join the strike
Head of Information and Public Affairs, NLC, Benson Upah said there is no going back on the strike, except for the Nigerian National Petroleum Company pLimited(NNPCL) and Federal Government to revert to the old pump price of petrol.
Meanwhile, the National Union of Electricity Employees also vowed to join the strike and plunge the nation into a blackout in protest against the removal of fuel subsidy by the Nigerian president, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
The acting General Secretary of the Union, Dominic Igwebike, urged its members to comply with the directive and stop work from the early hours of Wednesday.
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Remi Tinubu present during presidential meeting, netizens react
Meanwhile, The First Lady of Nigeria, her excellency Remi Tinubu was seen in a photograph taken during a presidential meeting.
Netizens have shared their thoughts on a trending photo of first lady, Remi Tinubu reportedly in a meeting with the president, her husband.
Also present in the meeting was vice president Kashim Shettima and the discourse was on economic issues.
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