The Organized Labor has commenced nationwide protests over the electricity tariff hike and removal of subsidy from the power sector by the federal government.
National Treasurer of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Olatunji Ambali and the National Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, who confirmed the planned protests to newsmen in separate interviews, noted that the strike action has led to the shutdown of the Abuja headquarters of the Nigeria Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), the Ministry of Power and state offices of power distribution companies.
Recall that the NERC announced the hike in the electricity tariff for band a customers at a press briefing in Abuja on April 3, revealing that those affected would pay 225 Naira per kilowatt-hour, up from the previous rate of 68 Naira per hour.