Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- The Trade Union Congress has closed rank with the Nigeria Labour Congress in ventilating strong opposition to the government's proposed hikes in electricity tariffs, tolls on selected highways, and telecom tariffs.

TUC President, Festus Osifo, made these concerns known during a press conference in Abuja following a meeting of the National Administrative Council of the Union.

He also called on the government to urgently address the challenges associated with the devaluation of the Naira and its negative impact on the exchange rate.

Osifo maintained that the government must heed the concerns raised by Labour to avoid widespread industrial unrest.

A communique from the NAC meeting condemned the proposed introduction of...