FG, Labour to meet over electricity tariff, petrol price hike

The federal government and the organised labour are to meet Tuesday over disagreements arising from the recent increase in electricity tariff and prices of petroleum products.

This was disclosed by the minister for Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the State House, Abuja.

He said the government would show its entire records of finance to the organised labour and that the government would also explain its challenges to the labour bodies and listen to their grievances.

Ngige said all institutions handling the finances of the government, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and their affiliates would be at the meeting.

“The president has approved for us to have a bigger government side-meeting with the organised private labour; all the government institutions that have to do with the finances of government will be there so that we meet with them and show them the books.

“So, the invitation is going out to them this afternoon (yesterday) – to the Nigeria Labour Congress, the Trade Union Congress and their affiliates or supporters and friends in the civil society organisations.

“So, I will relate more with the Chief of Staff to the president and the leadership of the unions today so that we can do this meeting,” he stated.