Nigeria: NLC Tackles SON Over New Cement Policy

12 August 2014

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned the federal government not to concede to any policy adjustment that will impose severe burdens on Nigerians, stating that the ongoing campaign against cement manufacturers in the country portends great danger to the nation's fragile economy.

The Congress in a statement issued by its President, Abduwahed Omar, expressed concern over recent campaigns orchestrated by the Standard Organisation of Nigeria (SON) "that incidents of building collapse in different parts of the country occur simply because the quality of cement currently in use in the country is not the 42.5 type."

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