It’s unfair to expect the NLC to shut down the economy every time fuel prices rise, says Ajaero

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) president Joe Ajaero said it would be unfair to expect the union to protest or shut down the economy over every 1-naira-per-litre increase in the deregulated fuel market. In a Wednesday interview on Channels Television, he said the NLC had spoken out against the economic hardship facing Nigerian workers. Fuel prices in Abuja and nearby areas ranged from 1,370 to 1,429 naira per litre. After the NLC threatened to halt economic activity on October 27, Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration approved a 70,000-naira transport allowance for public workers.