Nigeria: Unions to Protest “Indefinitely”

Two of Nigeria’s largest workers unions have announced that they will be striking for an indeterminate period due to the rising cost of living.

On Tuesday, 26 September, the National Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) released a joint statement calling for an indefinite strike that will start next week.

The unions claim that the Nigerian government is failing to curtail rising inflation – which currently sits at approximately 25% – and living costs, which have been exacerbated by skyrocketing fuel prices, owing to the removal of a government fuel subsidy in May.

“The government has totally abdicated this responsibility, and has shown gross unwillingness to act abandoning Nigerian people and workers to excruciating poverty and affliction,” the statement reads.

This is the third protest action call by the NLC and TUC in fewer than two months; the unions have requested all workers to down tools and take to the streets.

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