The Nigeria Labour Congress has directed its members and Nigerians to boycott telecommunications services from Thursday, 13, 2025, following the implementation of a 50 percent telecom tariff.
NLC stated that the boycott is expected to kick off on Thursday between 11 am and 2 pm till the end of February 2025.
NLC disclosed this in a communique signed by its national president, Joe Ajaero, and Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja.
The resolution to boycott telecom services comes after the NLC Central Working Committee met in Lokoja, Kogi State, on Tuesday to discuss pressing national issues such as the 50 percent telecom tariff hike and tax reforms bill.
Accordingly, the Labour Union sternly condemned the implementation of a 50 percent tariff hike by mobile network operators despite an agreement reached with the federal government and the Nigerian Communications Commission to set up a 10-man committee for adequate negotiations on the matter.
CWC of the NLC described the insistence on the 50 percent telecom tariff hike by telcos as a demonstration of ‘regulatory capture
