The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), which represents millions of workers, had scheduled the Feb. 4 demonstration in response to the tariff increase approved last month
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Nigeria’s state security service arrested the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Monday. Joe Ajero, the head of the country’s largest labour federation, was detained on undisclosed charges, the NLC reported. The arrest comes after Ajero criticised the government’s decision to increase gasoline prices by 39%. He had threatened to call a nationwide
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Joe Ajero, president of Nigeria’s largest labour federation, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), was arrested on Monday by the state security service, according to the union. The charges against him have not yet been disclosed. Ajero’s arrest comes just days after he criticized the government’s recent 39% hike in gasoline prices, threatening to organize a
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