Nigeria, Jan. 30 -- The National Labour Congress (NLC) order for a nationwide strike against telecom tariff hikes dominated headlines today.

The union said the strike against the hike will begin next Tuesday.

Last week, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) approved a 50 per cent increase in the tariffs charged to customers by mobile telecommunication service providers in the country.

The increase would raise the cost of phone calls to N16.5 per minute and data to N431 per GB.

However, the NLC had kicked against it, threatening a strike.

Today, reports on the commencement of the strike are featured on the front pages of most newspapers.

"Telecom Tariff Hike: Labour to stage nationwide protest Feb 4," Daily Independent reporte...