The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended its planned nationwide protest against the 50% increase in telecommunications tariffs following a meeting with federal government representatives on Monday.
The protest, which was initially scheduled for February 4, has been delayed for two weeks to allow for further negotiations.
As part of the agreement, a 10-member committee has been established to review the tariff hike report and propose solutions that address the concerns of both telecom operators and consumers.
Persecondnews reports that the committee, comprising five members from each side, is expected to submit its findings within two weeks.
NLC President Joe Ajaero expressed his disappointment that the labour union was not consulted before the tariff hike was approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC).
“We emphasised to them that the NLC is the largest organisation in the whole of Africa, and there is no consultation of stakeholders that does not include us that will stand,” Ajaero said.
Ajaero further said the agreement to establish a committee was reached on the premise that the NLC would be included in the consultation process.
“It was on that premise that they agreed to have a larger committee to look at the entire tariff structure and model to come up with a realistic and all-inclusive agreement.”
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