NLC Rejects 50% Telecom Tariff Hike, Mobilizes for Protest

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the proposed 50% telecom tariff increase and instead suggested a 5% adjustment.  

NLC spokesman Benson Upah criticized excessive taxation on Nigerians, warning that unchecked hikes would make services unaffordable. “This 50% increase will not work,” he said on Channels TV’s *Sunrise Daily*.  

In a letter dated January 30, NLC General Secretary, Emma Ugboaja, directed affiliate unions and state councils to mobilize for a nationwide protest on February 4. 

The protest will take place in all state capitals and Abuja, beginning at 7 a.m., with processions leading to NCC offices or state assemblies where petitions will be submitted.  

The NLC also urged civil society groups to join the rally, condemning policies that burden workers for corporate profit. “At this time of hardship, we must resist economic policies that strangle Nigerians,” the letter read.  

The protest aims to force a reconsideration of the tariff hike and other anti-people policies affecting workers and the general public.  

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