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Nigeria petrol price increases and labor demands
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Nigeria petrol price increases and NLC response labor demands
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 continued to climb, reaching reached approximately N1,430 to N1,450 per litre in urban centers, the NLC escalated its demands. NLC President Joe Ajaero called for immediate wage awards for workers to offset the rising costs of transportation, food, school fees, and utilities. To address the underlying 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.”
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