NLC blows hot, speaks on possible increase of fuel price to N5,000 again

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  • The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that Nigerians could soon face a fuel price increase, potentially reaching N5,000 per liter
  • The NLC criticized President Bola Tinubu, questioning how fuel price hikes from N650 to N1,000 per liter
  • The NLC accused President Tinubu of betraying labor leaders by not honoring promises made during negotiations

NLC speaks on fuel hike
Photo credit: @Olaniyankamiloo/@NLCHeadquartersSource: UGCNLCs grim prediction: Fuel price could increase to N5,000 per literI want to tell you something, what this signals is that Nigerians have not seen the end yet. We may end up paying nothing less than N5,000 per liter for fuel in this country. We hope not to get there, but if we do, the decision will be left to Nigerians.”NLC questions fuel price justification amid low minimum wageCan the president justify the increase from N650 to N1,000 vis–vis the current minimum wage? “There is no connection between the national minimum wage and what he has done.”We were patriotic enough by coming down to N250,000. But, of course, even at that, you saw what the president did. “He gave us the devils alternatives, and we chose the one that seemed less harmful, believing he would keep his word, but he has violated it barely a month later.NLC accuses Tinubu of betraying Labour promisesACC demands immediate reversal of fuel hike

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