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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the reversal of what it called “ill-conceived” policies that plunged the country into an economic crisis, sparking nationwide protests.

According to a communique jointly signed by NLC President Joe Ajaero and General Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja, the union disclosed this at its emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday.

On Thursday, 1 August, Nigerians took to the streets in a protest tagged #EndBadGovernance, in response to President Bola Tinubu’s economic policies.

The demonstrators also voiced their frustration about the insensitivity of public officials and the overall lack of effective governance in the country.

Since he took power in 2023, the Tinubu administration has removed subsidy on petrol and electricity tariff, amid devaluation of the Nigerian currency. Although the government said the policy reforms are necessary to rejig the Nigerian economy, many Nigerians have been heavily affected by the ripple effects of the policies.

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