The Nigeria Labour Congress Protest The Hike of Electricity Tarriffs
The Nigeria Labour under aegis of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) as asked the Minister of Power, Nigeria Electric Regulation Company (NERC), Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), Electric Distraction Company (Discos) to revert the hike in electricity tarriffs.
The hike which presently affect the Band A user of electricity which experience an increase tarriffs from N65kwh to N225kwh and recently the electricity company have been upgrading and downgrading their customers.
The leader of the Nigeria Labour Congress Comrade Joe Ajaero said the privatization of the electrical company was a collosal failure that government should reverse the sales and other electric assets.
He said the the increase was bitting harder on worker salary and many small businesses are folding up due to the increase in the electrical tarriffs there by increasing the unemployment in the country.