The Nigeria Labour Congeess has said it would call out workers on industrial action if the Federal Government implemented a proposed hike in electricity tarrifs.

It reminded the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, about the agreement reached by between the Federal Government and Organised Labour Committee on Electricity Tariff on September 28, 2020.

The meeting had agreed to freeze further increases in electricity tariff until the committee concluded its work and its report adopted by all the principals in the committee.

The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, handed down the notice in a reaction to speculations that the 11 power distribution companies had received approval to slightly increase electricity tariffs with effect from September 1.

The hint came from an August 25 notification to customers from the Eko Electricity Distribution Company titled ‘Re: Tariff increase notification’, purportedly signed by the General Manager, Loss Reduction, Olumide Anthony-Jerome.

The notice claimed that the approval was from the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission.

It read, “This is to officially notify you that there will be an increase in electricity tariff with effect from September 1, 2021.

“This increase is as a result of the nationwide mandate to implement the Service Based Tariff approved by our regulators.”

According to the newly approved plan, customers with lower power consumption capacity have their rates increased by N2 per kilowatts hour from N54.08/kwh to N56.08/kwh and are promised at least 20 hours of supply daily.

MD1 customers on Band A will pay N58.94/kwh from N56.94/kwh.

However, Eko DisCo denied the said notice, saying customers would be informed of any change on its website.

But reacting to the report in a statement on Wednesday titled ‘Notice on speculations on increase in electricity tarrifs’, Wabba cautioned that the organised labour would not tolerate any tariff hike.

He stated, “We wish to draw your attention to the wave of speculation, especially as widely reported in the media that there are fresh plans to grant approval to electricity distribution companies to hike electricity tariff.

“We write to remind the Honourable Minister that the organised labour on September 28, 2020 through the Federal Government-Organized Labour Committee on Electricity Tariff agreed to freeze further increases in electricity tariff until the committee concludes its work and its report adopted by all the principals in the committee.


“It is in light of this that we dismiss the ongoing speculation on increase in electricity tariff as mere speculations.

“We, however, find it prudent to put you on notice that should government make true the swirling speculation by approving an increase in electricity tariff, Organised Labour would be left with no option than to deploy the industrial mechanisms granted in our laws for the defence of workers’ rights.”

Source: https://punchng.com/Business/NLC-threatens-industrial-action-over-proposed-electricity-tariff-hike

Pack well, I don't trust those hypocrites called NLC

The clueless Government has no idea of attracting FDI's and New businesses, but rather only bent on taxing the populace on alledged claim of rise in cost, despite being in charge of the economy that gives reason to rise in cost. As if the populace are insulated from rise in cost.

NLC are the most disloyal organization, always threatening the FG with no actions

National league of criminals

Those men only fight for their pockets...I only pity those who takes them serious

Nonsense people, the moment they collect their share you wont hear anything again.

Toothless NLC with empty threat, better kip kwayet before bubu use EFCC to threaten you.

Failed country

Toothless bulldog

Propose strike on Tuesday and call it off at 11:59pm on monday

Deception like no other

Make everyone kuku go strike make them close down the country

We don tire

ooohhhhh Nigeria is in hand of wrong leader

The Zoo is a failed contraption, run by animals

Story, NLC is for sale, using the poor masses for cruise

God punish MANNA!!!

story for the gods

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Then NLC wants to condemm us to perpetual darkness

Unless tarrifs are increased to market price, the power sector won't have the cash to fix things.

We enjoy GSM because we pay for their services at the price they charge.

The Zoo is a failed contraption

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Interesting

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Buhari on the beat. He never fails to disappoint. One day e go better

Meanwhile ASUU to embark on indefinite strike today due to failed agreement with Buhari banditry government lol

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Toothless brown envelope mor0ns.

Not only NLC.
All Nigerian s should join the strike too

Toothless NLC

The prepaid electricity tarrif is already over the top! Wetin una wan hike again? Kukuma kill us for this country.

Pls ignore the NLC. Like Femi Fani-Kayode, throw them a bone,they will stop barking. Capital U for useless.

OmovuduTheBeast:
God punish

the vulture, dog and dead rat griller?

Modrov:
Then NLC wants to condemm us to perpetual darkness

Unless tarrifs are increased to market price, the power sector won't have the cash to fix things.

We enjoy GSM because we pay for their services at the price they charge.

your arguement is leprous sir.might be the condition youre in. Read what you posted there again,then go the wall and slam your head against it ,hard