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NLC: Planned petrol price hike will send many workers to early graves

Ayuba Wabba, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says the planned increase in the price of petrol will send many Nigerians to “early graves”. TheCable had reported that the

Petrol subsidy removal: NGF to meet with labour unions over planned strike

The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) says it will meet with organised labour unions on how best to address the removal of petrol subsidy. Speculations that the price of petrol will

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TUC to FG: Fix moribund refineries before removing subsidy on petrol

The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has asked the federal government to fix the country’s moribund refineries before ending petrol subsidy payments. The union also accused the government of wasting $9.5

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Petrol subsidy removal: The case for bridging and ancillaries

In July this year, the Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed, affirmed that government subsidy on petrol had risen to some ₦150 billion monthly and made

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