{"id":353320,"date":"2025-01-22T20:02:36","date_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=353320"},"modified":"2025-01-22T20:02:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-22T19:02:36","slug":"telecoms-50-tariff-hike-nlc-kicks-reveals-next-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/22\/telecoms-50-tariff-hike-nlc-kicks-reveals-next-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Telecom\u2019s 50% tariff hike: NLC kicks, reveals next move"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>It stated that the hike is coming at a time the country is plagued by rising inflation and declining purchasing power.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Nigeria Labour Congress has expressed its opposition to the Federal Government\u2019s recent approval of a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2025\/01\/22\/why-we-approved-telcos-50-tariff-increase-nigerian-govt\/\"> 50% increase in telecom tariffs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In a statement by its President, Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday, the NLC asked Nigerians to prepare for a nationwide boycott of telecommunication services in protest of the tariff hike.<\/p>\n<p>The labour union said the increment is insensitive, describing it as an unfair burden on citizens already grappling with economic hardship and cost of living crisis.<\/p>\n<p>It stated that the hike is coming at a time the country is plagued by rising inflation and declining purchasing power.<\/p>\n<p>The NLC president stated that telecommunication services have become a basic necessity, with the average Nigerian worker spending approximately 10% of their income on telecom charges.<\/p>\n<p>He said, \u201cThe Nigeria Labour Congress expresses its unequivocal condemnation of the Federal Government\u2019s recent approval, through the Nigerian Communications Commission, of a 50% increase in telecommunication tariffs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis decision, coming at a time when Nigerian workers and the masses are grappling with unprecedented economic hardship, is a clear assault on their welfare and an abandonment of the people to corporate fat cats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTelecommunication services are essential for daily communication, work, and access to information. Yet, an average Nigerian worker already spends approximately 10% of their wages on telecom charges.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor a worker earning the current minimum wage of \u20a670,000, this means an increase from \u20a67,000 to a staggering \u20a610,500 per month or 15% of his salary \u2014 a cost that is unsustainable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NLC president criticised the government for fast-tracking the tariff approval within a month and taking nearly a year to implement the recently revised minimum wage.<\/p>\n<p>He also argued that this disparity underscores the government\u2019s bias towards corporate interests over the welfare of its citizens.<\/p>\n<p>Ajaero said, \u201cThis hike exemplifies the government\u2019s apparent ease in prioritising corporate profits over citizens\u2019 welfare.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe must ask: When will the government stand for the people it swore to protect? When will the National Assembly rise to its responsibility and hold the executive accountable for policies that blatantly undermine the welfare of the majority? When will the common man heave a sigh of relief in Nigeria?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The NLC president, however, urged Nigerians to reject the tariff hike and prepare for collective action, including the possibility of a mass boycott of telecommunication services, to compel a reversal of the increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNLC is not opposed to a tariff review but disagrees with the approved rate of increase. \u201cWe therefore call on the government, the NCC and the National Assembly to stop the implementation of this ill-advised hike to allow a reasonable conversation around it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the dialogue agrees on the need for the hike, then, we can all seek a more humane increase and definitely not this 50% hike,\u201d Ajaero said.<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cThe NLC calls on all Nigerian workers and masses to reject this unjustifiable tariff hike. We urge citizens to prepare for collective action, including the possibility of a nationwide boycott of telecommunication services, to compel the reversal of this punitive increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is for our dignity, our rights, and our survival as a people. The Nigeria Labour Congress remains resolute in defending the interests of Nigerian workers and the masses. We will not allow the people to bear the brunt of policies that further entrench poverty and inequality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTogether, we will do our best to resist this injustice and demand that the government prioritises the interests of its citizens over corporate interests.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It stated that the hike is coming at a time the country is plagued by rising inflation and declining purchasing power. The Nigeria Labour Congress has expressed its opposition to the Federal Government\u2019s recent approval of a 50% increase in telecom tariffs. 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