The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) will today begin the picketing of electricity distribution companies (discos) across the country as part of planned protests against the increase in electricity tariff by about 45 per cent.
In Abuja, the protest is scheduled to begin from the Labour House to the head office of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) before the protesters will proceed to picket the Abuja Electricity distribution Company (AEDC). Similarly, the NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) will picket Ikeja Electric Distribution Company in Lagos. The labour unions maintain that the tariff being charged by the discos is not commensurate with the power being supplied and that the 45 per cent increase cannot be justified. Meanwhile, the discos under the aegies of Association of Nigerian Electricity Distributors (ANED) have appealed to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and all electricity consumers in the country to support the new tariff regime, saying the increase will help mitigate negative cashflow and revenue shortfall.
 

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