Public Workers Threaten Friday Strike Over Petrol Price and Wage Demands
Public servants under the JNPSNC have threatened a three-day warning strike from October 2 if the Federal Government fails to reduce petrol prices and approve a wage award.
Public servants under the JNPSNC have threatened a three-day warning strike from October 2 if the Federal Government fails to reduce petrol prices and approve a wage award.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded emergency wage awards, naira-denominated crude allocation to local refineries and expanded fuel storage as petrol prices rise across Nigeria.
The Nigeria Labour Congress has rejected the latest petrol price increase and called for greater supplies of Nigerian crude to the Dangote refinery.
Fuel marketers have suspended large-scale petrol purchases amid uncertainty over Dangote Refinery’s dollar pricing model. The Federal Government says discussions are ongoing to resolve the dispute and stabilise the downstream market.
Independent marketers say petrol pump prices could drop below N800 per litre as the Federal Government meets Dangote refinery and other major operators to close the gap between falling crude oil prices and high domestic fuel costs.