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Nigeria petrol price increases and labor demands

Overview

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has expressed growing concern over rising petrol prices and the resulting economic strain on citizens. Initially, the NLC condemned price increases at the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, which the organization labeled “avoidable and unacceptable.” The NLC questioned why the federal government has not secured adequate local crude oil supplies for the refinery, noting that the facility is currently forced to import up to 40 per cent of its crude oil despite its high daily capacity.

As petrol prices reached approximately N1,430 to N1,450 per litre in urban centers, NLC President Joe Ajaero called for immediate wage awards to offset the rising costs of transportation, food, school fees, and utilities. To address energy instability, the NLC proposed that the government make sufficient crude oil available in naira to local refineries and expand national storage capacity to protect the country from international market shocks.

Expanding on these demands, the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC) Trade Union Side issued a formal appeal to President Bola Tinubu. The council demanded that the Federal Government stabilize the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) at ₦500 per litre. Beyond fuel stabilization, the JNPSNC called for a comprehensive review of salaries and allowances, requesting the establishment of a committee to negotiate a new national minimum wage for 2027. The council proposed a monthly minimum salary of ₦500,000 for Grade Level 01, Step 1, while criticizing current government food palliatives as “unsustainable and inaccessible.”

Entities

Federal Government of Nigeria · Nigeria Labour Congress · Dangote Petroleum Refinery · Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council · Benson Upah

Timeline

  1. about 12 hours ago

    [POLITICS] 3 sources
    Nigerian civil servants demand ₦500 petrol price and wage increases

    Nigerian civil servants, through the JNPSNC, have demanded President Tinubu stabilize petrol prices at ₦500 per litre and implement a new national minimum wage to combat rising living costs.

  2. 5 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 5 sources
    Nigeria Labour Congress demands wage awards amid rising petrol prices

    The Nigeria Labour Congress is demanding immediate wage awards for workers as rising petrol prices increase transportation costs and threaten to drive up food and housing prices.

  3. 20 days ago

    [BUSINESS] 3 sources
    Nigeria Labour Congress condemns petrol price hikes

    The Nigeria Labour Congress has condemned recent petrol price hikes by the Dangote Petroleum Refinery, calling for improved domestic crude oil supplies to mitigate rising costs for citizens.

Sources

chronicle.ng · dailyreport.ng · gistlover.com · nairametrics.com · newscentral.africa · punchng.com · puoreports.ng · statepress.ng · tgnews.com.ng · thegeniusmedia.com.ng · theglittersonline.com.ng

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