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Keyamo Gives Update After FG, Labour Meeting On Tariff Hike

Keyamo Gives Update After FG, Labour Meeting On Tariff Hike

Festus Keyamo, Minister of State, Labour and Employment, has given an update on the meeting between the Federal Government and labour unions over the new price of fuel and electricity tariff.

Keyamo disclosed that representatives of government and labour adopted resolutions in the area of VAT being used to temporarily subsidize tariffs.

According to Keyamo, the new agreement involves using Value Added Tax (VAT) from Nigeria Electricity Supply Industry (NESI) to give relief to customers within the Bands A, B, and C affected by the recent cost-reflective electricity tarrif.

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FG Issues Strong Warning To Civil Servants Over Joining Strike

The Federal Government has warned civil servants from Grade Level 12 and above not to join the industrial action declared by labour unions.

The warning is coming after the meeting between the federal government and organised labour, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), ended in a deadlock.

The meeting was then adjourned until Monday, after both sides failed to reach an agreement over the resolution of the dispute on increase in petrol price and electricity tariffs in the country.

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