May Day: Electricity workers face daily threats as system crumbles, Labour laments

Nigerian electricity workers, represented by the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE), are raising concerns over increasing insecurity and poverty affecting their sector. They report unsafe working conditions, threats of violence, and stagnant wages while trying to maintain electricity supply. The union warns that without urgent reforms, the situation could further deteriorate, jeopardizing both the workforce and the nation's fragile power system.