NLC, Falana and Activists Rally Nigerians Against Fuel Price Hike

Labour leaders and pro-democracy activists, including the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Femi Falana and members of the Joint Action Front, urged Nigerians to unite against rising petrol prices and worsening economic hardship. At a symposium in Lagos commemorating activist Abiodun Aremu, the NLC condemned the impact of fuel subsidy removal on purchasing power, citing sharp increases in rice, bread, transport and electricity costs. The union called conditions a “crisis of survival” for workers and the wider public and said it had given the federal government a two-week ultimatum on October 9 to immediately reduce petrol prices.