Nigeria, March 2 -- The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected plans by the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) to increase electricity tariffs or migrate electricity consumers from lower bands to Band A while threatening a nationwide protest against the federal government's planned action.

It would be recalled that the federal government had, on April 3, 2024, approved an increase in electricity tariffs for customers under the Band A classification while other bands remained unchanged.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, Adebayo Adelabu, minister of power, said the electricity consumers in Band B are not paying enough and may soon have to pay more.

However, in a communique on Sunday, Joe Ajaero, president of the NLC, said the na...