Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Akwa Ibom State has joined the nationwide protest over the increasing cost of living in the country.

The national leadership of the NLC declared a two-day protest to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday in the country over the skyrocketed prices of commodities triggered by the removal of petrol subsidy.

Nigerians are battling myriad of challenges including high unemployment, forex crisis, food inflation and high cost of living after President Bola Tinubu declared an end to petrol subsidy, a policy that has tripled the price of fuel from the initial N189 in May 2023 to over N700 now.

The increasing cost of living has sparked protests in several states in the country before the NLC dec...