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NLC orders boycott of Glo, MTN, Airtel, others over 50% tariff hike implementation

Summary by Pulse Nigeria
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate reversal of the 50 per cent telecommunications tariff hike. Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC, made this demand in a communiqué signed on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary of the NLC. The communiqué was issued after the NLC's Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting, which was held in Lokoja, Kogi State. It is important to recall that the NLC’s National Admin…

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NLC orders boycott of Glo, MTN, Airtel, others over 50% tariff hike implementation

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the immediate reversal of the 50 per cent telecommunications tariff hike. Joe Ajaero, President of the NLC, made this demand in a communiqué signed on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr Emmanuel Ugboaja, General Secretary of the NLC. The communiqué was issued after the NLC's Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting, which was held in Lokoja, Kogi State. It is important to recall that the NLC’s National Admin…

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‘You Dey Vex We Know ‘ MTN Issues Public Apology Over Controversial Data Bundle Price Hike

NLC has called for a boycott of telecom services provided by MTN, Airtel, and Glo, encouraging its members and the general public to join the protest against the tariff hike The sudden price hike, which saw subscribers’ weekly data plan costs surge from N2,000 to N6,000, caught many users off guard and led to a […] The post ‘You Dey Vex We Know ‘ MTN Issues Public Apology Over Controversial Data Bundle Price Hike appeared first on EkoHotBlog.

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NLC Gives Government, Telecoms Deadline for Tariff Reversal

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that it will begin a nationwide strike on March 1, 2025, if telecommunications companies do not revert to the old tariff structure. The decision follows concerns over a recent 50 per cent increase in telecom charges, which the NLC insists was implemented without due process.  During its Central Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Thursday, the NLC criticised the tariff hike, s…

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Tariff Hike: NLC Recommends Telecoms Boycott

By Adedapo Adesanya As more reactions trail the implementation of the 50 per cent telecommunication tariffs hike, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is not relenting on its stance, appealing to workers and interested Nigerians to boycott the services of telecommunications operators for at least three hours daily until the end of February. The NLC condemned […]

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Nigerian telecom giants face backlash over dramatic data price increases – The North Africa Post

A wave of public outrage has erupted across Nigeria as leading telecom providers MTN and Airtel implement steep data price increases amid mounting economic challenges. MTN, the country’s largest network operator, has tripled its popular 15GB weekly bundle price from 2,000 to 6,000 naira, sparking fierce criticism from subscribers already grappling with soaring living costs. […]

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NATCOMS wants NCC to sanction telcos that have effected tariff hike - Worldstage

The National Association of Telecommunication Subscribers (NATCOMS) has urged the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) to sanction any telecom operator which may have already implemented the tariff hike, for breach of agreement. The National President, NATCOMS, Mr Deolu Ogunbanjo told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday that any telecom operator which had implemented the tariff hike was actually breaching the agreement by the NCC an…

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