Labour gives FG two-week ultimatum to revert petrol price to 2024 level

— Says basic necessities now unaffordable for Nigerian workers — Demands commencement of new minimum wage negotiations before end of October
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA — Organised Labour has given the Federal Government a two-week ultimatum to revert the price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, popularly known as petrol, to its level before the signing of the current national minimum wage in 2024.
It said the measure would cushion the impact of the energy crisis on workers and the masses, as is being done in other countries.
Labour also demanded that the Federal Government commence the process of renegotiating a new national minimum wage before the end of October.
The demands were ...