Nigeria: NLC VP Berates FG Over Reliance On Oil

27 December 2013

The Vice-President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Issa Aremu, has stressed the need for the federal government not to depend heavily on oil for its budgetary plans and revenue generation.

At a news conference in Kaduna, to review the activities of the government for 2013, Aremu expressed sadness that the country still relies heavily on oil as the mainstay of the economy, 53 years after her independence.

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