The organised labour has threatened to shut down the operations of all telecommunications companies if the 50% tariff hike implementation on its services is not reversed before the end of February.
The development has prompted the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to say its next line of action would be decided at its NEC meeting while its counterpart, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) directed Nigerian workers and citizens to boycott the services of major telecommunications providers’ services daily between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM starting from Thursday, February 13.
“If the telecommunications companies fail to revert to the old tariff by the end of February 2025, a total shutdown of their operations nationwide will commence from March 1, 2025,” a communiqué issued by NLC from a meeting held in Lokoja, Kogi State read.
It said further: “This unwarranted and premature tariff hike demands an immediate response from our collective resolve since the government clearly favours the rich against the people.
“The CWC demands an immediate reversal of the tariff hike, which took effect today, and insists that the companies revert to the previous tariff until the committee completes its deliberations and reaches a conclusive agreement.
“As a first step in resisting this arbitrary tariff hike, the CWC has directed that, beginning Thursday, February 13, 2025, Nigerian workers and other willing citizens shall boycott the services of MTN, AIRTEL, and GLO.”
