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The Federal Government and the organised labour will reconvene on February 22 for the consideration of the reports of the bipartite technical committees on fuel price and electricity tariff.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, disclosed this Monday night while briefing journalists after a bipartite meeting between the FG and the organised labour at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Ngige said they received and adopted the report of the Technical Committee on Premium Motor Spirit Pricing Framework, while that of the Electricity Tariff Committee was expected in a week’s time.
FG, labour to examine reports on petrol price, electricity tariff Feb 22
February 03
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In September 2020, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC)
The industrial action was later
suspended after the unions brokered an agreement with the government and a technical committee comprising labour leaders, government agencies and ministries was set up to evaluate the electricity tariff hike.
Similarly, in December 2020, a technical committee on premium motor spirit (PMS) pricing framework was established to fashion out a mechanism to monitor and stabilise petrol pump price.
Advertisement Addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday, Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, explained that the organised labour requested for some time to subject the report on petrol pricing to their organs for further investigation.
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The Federal Government and Organised Labour are to reconvene on February 22 to consider the adoption of the reports of their two technical committees, set up at the height of fuel price and electricity tariff crisis.
The leadership of labour and representatives of the Federal Government, led by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha, met on Monday night to receive the report of the Technical Committee on Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) Pricing Framework and the Technical Committee on Electricity Tariff.