The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) calls on the federal government to cushion the effects of rising petrol prices by approving wage awards for workers. NLC president Joe Ajaero says the fuel price hike worsens economic hardship and deepens poverty for Nigerians.
Alongside the wage demand, the NLC urges the government to sell sufficient crude oil in naira to local refineries. It also calls for expanding national fuel storage capacity to help address energy emergencies, and it emphasizes creating “buffers” to reduce the immediate impact on households and workers.
Across the outlets, the central thrust is the same: the NLC links higher petrol costs to broader economic strain and presses the government for both direct (wage awards) and structural (crude supply to domestic refineries and greater storage capacity) measures. The reports focus on the labour group’s prescriptions rather than announcing government actions or timelines.
