- Federal Government granted their request for a complete reversal of the electricity tariff increase
- NLC invites you to cover the picketing of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission headquarters in Abuja
Members of organised labour announced on Sunday night that they would shut down offices of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and Distribution Companies across the country.
They stated that the offices would be kept under lock and key until the Federal Government granted their request for a complete reversal of the electricity tariff increase.
According to reports, the commission increased the electricity tariff for Band A users from N65/kwh to N225/kwh.
The Federal Government later approved a marginal cut, which labour rejected, demanding a complete reversal.
Last week, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its counterpart from the Trade Union Congress (TUC) warned the commission to reverse the hike by Sunday, May 12.
The movement also warned the commission to announce the stoppage of what it described as the “discriminatory practice” of segregating electricity consumers into arbitrary bands.
In an official notification sent to journalists on Sunday night, the head of information at NLC headquarters, Benson Upah, gave an update: Members of the movement would converge on Labour House by 7:00 a.m.
“NLC invites you to cover the picketing of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission headquarters in Abuja,” Benson said in the official notification sent to our correspondent last night.