• Hausa Edition
  • Podcast
  • Conferences
  • LeVogue Magazine
  • Business News
  • Print Advert Rates
  • Online Advert Rates
  • Contact Us
Saturday, June 7, 2025
Leadership Newspapers
Read in Hausa
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us
No Result
View All Result
Leadership Newspapers
No Result
View All Result

UPDATED: Workers Picket DisCo Offices Nationwide Over High Electricity Tariffs

by Adebayo Waheed, LONGTONG YAKUBU, Achor Abimaje, Tope Fayehun, Obinna Ogbonnaya and Okem Mbah
1 year ago
in Cover Stories
DisCo
Share on WhatsAppShare on FacebookShare on XTelegram

Members of the Organised Labour, on Monday morning, trooped out en mass on the joint directive of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), to picket the offices of National Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) and power distribution companies (DisCos) in their respective State capital cities.

Advertisement

The action was to protest the recent increase in electricity tariffs approved by the regulator, NERC.

Report from Kano State showed that the state’s chapter of NLC picketed the headquarters of the Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO) and the office of NERC in Kano.

NLC Assistant Secretary, Abbas Ibrahim, said the action followed the recent increase in electricity tariffs, which he said was not acceptable to the workers.

Ibrahim revealed that the picketing was being carried out throughout the country by NLC with a demand for a reversal of the tariffs.

RELATED

Celebrating President Tinubu’s Remarkable Two Years In Office

Eid-Adha:Tinubu, Govs, Others Felicitate Muslims

12 hours ago
Natasha: NDYC Condemns Alleged Attempts To Undermine INEC, Destabilise Democracy

2027: INEC Receives Over 100 Applications For New Political Parties

12 hours ago

Also, protesting workers under the auspices of the NLC and TUC in Oyo State, on Monday, stormed the headquarters of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC), calling on the federal government to stop the new electricity tariff.

The protest was in line with the directive from the national bodies of the labour unions, which had threatened to picket the DisCos and Gencos over the new tariff.

The Oyo State NLC was led by its chairman, Comrade Kayode Martin, while TUC was led by its vice chairman, Comrade Ranti Wemimo.

The situation is the same in Abakaliki in Ebonyi State; Jos, the headquarters of Jos Electricity Distribution Company (JEDC) in Plateau State; Akure in Ondo State, and Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, where NLC/TUC members besieged offices of either DisCos or NERC to express their grievance over the increment in the electricity tariffs.

See Photos Below:

DisCo DisCo DisCo DisCo DisCo DisCo

DisCo DisCo DisCo


We’ve got the edge. Get real-time reports, breaking scoops, and exclusive angles delivered straight to your phone. Don’t settle for stale news. Join LEADERSHIP NEWS on WhatsApp for 24/7 updates →

Join Our WhatsApp Channel

START EARNING US DOLLARS as a Nigerian ($35,000) monthly. Companies are sacking their workers due to AI (artificial intelligence), business owners are in panic mode. Only the smart will make it. Click here


Tags: KEDCONigeria Labour Congress (NLC)Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC)
SendShareTweetShare
Previous Post

Giants Of Africa Partners Prince Harry, Meghan For Basketball Devt

Next Post

NFF To Unveil New Super Eagles Coach, Finidi George, Today

Adebayo Waheed, LONGTONG YAKUBU, Achor Abimaje, Tope Fayehun, Obinna Ogbonnaya and Okem Mbah

Adebayo Waheed, LONGTONG YAKUBU, Achor Abimaje, Tope Fayehun, Obinna Ogbonnaya and Okem Mbah

You May Like

Celebrating President Tinubu’s Remarkable Two Years In Office
Cover Stories

Eid-Adha:Tinubu, Govs, Others Felicitate Muslims

2025/06/07
Natasha: NDYC Condemns Alleged Attempts To Undermine INEC, Destabilise Democracy
Cover Stories

2027: INEC Receives Over 100 Applications For New Political Parties

2025/06/07
Kano Athletes’ Auto Crash: Survivors Narrate Narrow Escape, Death Of Victims
Cover Stories

Kano Athletes’ Auto Crash: Survivors Narrate Narrow Escape, Death Of Victims

2025/06/07
ABU To Honour Uwais, Fika, Chihombori-Quao
News

JUST-IN: Ex-CJN Uwais Dies At 89

2025/06/06
Tinubu, Northern Governors Mourn As Prof Jibril Aminu Dies At 85
Cover Stories

Tinubu, Northern Governors Mourn As Prof Jibril Aminu Dies At 85

2025/06/06
Oko Town Union Dissolved Over Controversial Appointment
Cover Stories

Anambra Guber: INEC Clears Soludo, Ukachukwu, Moghalu, 13 Others

2025/06/05
Leadership Conference advertisement

LATEST

‘I Never Begged Wike For Money’, TV Anchor Reuben Abati Refutes FCT Miniter’s Aide’s Claims

Singer Darey Art Alade, Wife Escape Unhurt After Their Car Catches Fire On 3rd Mainland Bridge

Civil War Was For Unity, Not Hatred — Gowon

Nnamdi Kanu Is Prisoner Of Conscience — IPOB

Justice Uwais: Nigeria Lost Statesman Of Unimpeachable Character, Say Northern Senators

Eid-el-Kabir: CAN Preaches Unity, Support For Flood Victims

Taraba Rep Tafida Bags ‘Best Legislator 2025’ Award

Why We Established ‘Discoverer Nigeria’ News Platform — Editor

Lawmaker Orgainses Training For Rice Farmers In Kebbi

Bauchi Govt, Tertiary Institutions Sign MoU On New Salary Structure

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Politics
  • Business
  • Sport
  • Health
  • Entertainment
  • Opinion
    • Editorial
  • Columns
  • Football
  • Others
    • LeVogue Magazine
    • Conferences
    • National Economy
  • Contact Us

© 2025 Leadership Media Group - All Rights Reserved.