NLC Cancels Planned Nationwide Protest Over Subsidy Removal

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The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has shelved its planned nationwide protest over planned hike in the pump price of petrol by the Federal Government.

reports has it that the labour had scheduled a nationwide protest for Jan. 27 and a national protest for Feb. 2 , to oppose government planned hike in pump price of petrol.

But the federal government on Monday announced that it had also suspended the planned removal of fuel subsidy.

Wabba said the decision to suspend the protest was taken at a virtual National Executive Council meeting of the NLC.

Written by: Ayomide Ayodele

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