Economy
Fuel subsidy: Nigerian governors move to halt nationwide strike
The Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) will engage organised labour unions on the removal of fuel subsidies in the country..
Governor Kayode Fayemi, who is the Chairman of NGF, disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of the forum’s meeting which ended in the early hours of Thursday in Abuja.
Fayemi said that the 36 states governors met and discussed issues of national importance including removal of subsidy and Electoral Amendment Bill.
“We discussed the issue around petroleum subsidy and concluded to engage the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress.
“We will engage them on how best to address this issue without causing any disaffection but to salvage the Nigerian economy for the Nigerian people at the end of the day.
“So, we shall be engaging the NLC as sub-national leaders and to ensure that the outcome of our engagement will also be fed into the national discourse,” Fayemi said.
Speaking on what was the input of the NGF in the proposed price of N302/litre as the price of petrol, Fayemi said the matter was not a decision of the governors but the exclusive responsibility of the Federal Government.
He said that even though it was the responsibility of the National Economic Council, the governors were contributing to the debate.
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) had fixed January 27 and February 1, 2022, for a nationwide protest against the planned removal of fuel subsidies..
Several men accuse Diddy of r@p!ng them @n@lly in new wave of lawsuits
“US approving Ukraine to use missiles against Russia a big mistake” – Turkish president Erdogan
Lady cries out as she discovers her boyfriend of 11 months secretly infected her with HIV (Video)
Wizkid’s sister blows hot after being dragged for comparing brother to Albert Einstein
Four boys banished for life from upper-Benin over alleged g@y act (Video)
Trump announces plan to use military for mass deportation of Nigerians and others
Mixed reactions as singer Wizkid gives his colleague Davido a nickname
“Tinubu Has A Better Policy Document Than Peter Obi, Atiku” – Doyin Okupe says
-
News2 days ago“Tinubu Has A Better Policy Document Than Peter Obi, Atiku” – Doyin Okupe says
-
Crime2 days agoFive soldiers k!lled, 10 wounded and four missing as Boko Haram attacks troops in Borno
-
Celebrity Gossip & Gist2 days ago“FC dey do too much” – Video of a Wizkid die-hard fan bathing with a JBL speaker as he dances to the singer’s hit song “Dance” stirs the internet (Watch)
-
Lifestyle2 days ago17-year-old Delta student allegedly ass@ulted and locked inside dog cage by his female classmate’s father and brothers for visiting her