The national economic council (NEC) has set up a committee to negotiate with labour unions on issues regarding the removal of petrol subsidy.
The national economic council says it has set up a five-man committee to negotiate with the leadership of labour unions in the country to resolve the crisis relating to the removal of the petrol subsidy.
Speaking in Abuja on Thursday, at the end of the council’s meeting chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima, Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, said NEC has also asked state governments to dialogue with the unions. “NEC is calling on Nigerians and labour to be calm and law-abiding as the president is determined to address the issues at hand,” Zulum added.
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