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Total power outage looms in Nigeria as National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) yesterday directed its members to withdraw their services nationwide over the Federal Government’s sudden removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) otherwise called petrol or fuel. President Bola Tinubu, in his inaugural speech, said that the petrol subsidy was gone. Miffed by the development, especially non-consultation, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) issued a notice that its members and affiliates should embark on a nationwide strike from Wednesday, if the NNPCL refused to reverse the new price template.

Forty-eight hours after the pronouncement by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the fuel subsidy is gone, which has increasingly favoured the rich more than the poor. Finished course to urgent national healing Situation in states In Lagos, who moved around the city, observed in Kubwa, Kado and Jabi that many filling stations had closed down. Queues were seen in the filling stations despite not dispensing. A motorist wearing a long face, They are not even selling. Filling stations in Kado and Jahi were also not selling. Adding that the issue would be frontally addressed. Disclosed this Tuesday while speaking to journalists at the Presidential Villa, after a meeting with President Bola Tinubu in his office. We have not received any payment whatsoever from the federation. ” he explained. Both bodies in a joint statement issued on Tuesday, The bodies said they anticipate minimal changes regarding distribution costs. Particularly the labour unions removed the subsidy on petroleum, instantly pushing Nigerians further into hardship. While product hawkers are once more the king of the jungle. Social Democratic Party presidential candidate in the last election, ” There’s need for context – Expert Taiwo Oyedele, Oyedele said that during the campaign season,.

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has said that it is going ahead with its two-day warning strike beginning tomorrow, saying it was not aware of any meeting with the Federal Government today.A top official of the NLC, told Vanguard yesterday, that as of press time, there was no invitation from the Government for any meeting, adding that the industrial action was instigated by state councils and industrial unions.However, the Minister of Information and Orientation, Mohammed Idris Magaji. said the Federal Government is in discussion with Labour over the planned strike.He said that the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, met with the leadership of the NLC on Saturday, adding “We are very hopeful that the strike may be averted.The minister said the government will continue to appeal to Organized Labour to see the reason and the efforts of the government in providing palliatives through state governors and the Conditional Cash Transfer programme.He said the government’s position was to pass the palliatives through state governors, irrespective of party affiliations, because the effect of the subsidy removal is felt more in states.The Police under the instruction of certain forces peddling the name of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria have invaded and occupied illegally the national headquarters of the National Union of Road Transport Workers headquarters seeking to install its own executive.