NLC HOLDS SUCCESSFUL PROTESTS IN ALMOST EVERY STATE

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), its member unions and others organised massive protests across the country on Tuesday, 27th February, 2024. The rallies were to protest against “the excruciating hardship that millions of ordinary Nigerians, especially workers, are facing”.
The trade unions have yet again shown their ability to organise huge simultaneous protests in almost all state capitals. But more protests and strikes will be needed to achieve the following demands:
• at least six months’ payments of N35k to all Federal workers
• payment of all salary and pension areas in states and payment of proper palliatives
• reversal of tuition fee hikes and the introduction of a maximum affordable fee level
• payment of all with-held salaries to ASUU and other education unions for 2022 strike
• no job losses from implementation of the Oronsaye report
• reversal of hikes in petrol prices
• removal of the collection of levies, fees, dues and tolls from petty traders across the nation by local and state governments.
Below we provide pictures of the protests in each state to show the success of this mobilisation.

NORTH EAST