The Federal Government, yesterday, said it would meet with its relevant agencies and ministries over the demand by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and its Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, counterpart, that government should revert to old prices of fuel and electricity tariff to avoid indefinite nationwide strike and mass protests.
This came as pro-labour civil society organizations, yesterday, applauded the 11-day deadline given by NLC to the Federal Government to reverse the recent hikes in the pump price of petrol and electricity tariff, or face an indefinite nationwide strike and mass protests.
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