Author: InvestAdvocate

Subsidy Removal: Nigeria’s Labour Union tell protesters to sit home

By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-Following the non reversal of pump price of petrol to N65.00 by Nigeria’s Government and security reports, Nigeria’s Labour Union leaders through Abdulwaheed Omar, President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress has advised protesters to sit at home and stay off the streets […]

Nigeria’s Govt cuts petrol price to N97

By InvestAdvocate Lagos (INVESTADVOCATE)-The Goodluck Jonathan led Federal Government has announced a cut in th reduction of pump price of petrol to N97.00 after a meeting with the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). Below is a full text of an address on the implementation of full […]

2012: Being Competitive amidst Heightening Uncertainty

  While we protest the removal of subsidy on fuel, we fail to recognize a few more attacks on our demand and productive capacities: potential increases in VAT rates from 5% to 10% as well as increases in the import duties on rice and wheat and other essential commodities.   […]