The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday declared it would embark on a nationwide protest against the proposed 50 per cent telecom tariff hike announced by the Nigerian Communications Commission on February 4 in a communiqué signed by its National President, Joe Ajaero.
The decision was taken at the National Administrative Council meeting of the NLC on January 29.
Similarly, Civil Society Organisations have pledged their support for the nationwide protest.
Failure to reverse the hike, Ajaero warned, might result in a nationwide boycott of telecommunication services.
Endorsing the rally, the Civil Society Legislative and Advocacy Centre, National Civil Society Council of Nigeria and the Take It Back Movement condemned the tariff hike and assured that they would participate in the protests.
The Federal Government had approved a 50 per cent increase though the telecom operators…
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