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Petrol subsidy: NLC to embark on nationwide strike Wednesday

NLC President Joe Ajaero appears before Police IRT in Abuja

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has declared a nationwide strike starting next week Wednesday with regards to petrol subsidy removal in the country. Joe Ajaero said this after an emergency meeting of the union’s National Executive Council in Abuja, Channels TV reported.

Ajaero said the government and NNPC have till Wednesday next week to revert the former price of petrol, failure of that would lead to indefinite protest by the union.

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