Nigeria: Concession - 15,000 Railway Workers Face Sack - Union

30 January 2017

The Nigeria Union of Railway Workers (NUR) had expressed fear that the planned concession of railway system by the Federal Government could lead to loss of over 15,000 jobs.

Mr Saidu Garba, the President-General of the union, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lagos that the concession "will also retard the economy instead of growth".

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