Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on workers and the public to boycott MTN, Airtel, and Glo services over the recent 50 per cent tariff increase.
Gatekeepers News reports that boycotting the services means intentionally avoiding the use of the telecom services for a specific period.
The union’s decision followed a meeting of NLC’s central working committee (CWC) in Kogi state.
Joe Ajaero, the NLC president in a statement on Wednesday, described the hike as “arbitrary” and demanded an immediate reversal.
The NLC president said the boycott would begin on Thursday and run daily from 11:00 pm to 2:00 pm until the end of February 2025.
The union said the boycott would continue until the tariff is reverted to the previous rate pending the conclusion of discussions by the relevant committee.
The statement reads, “As a first step in resisting this arbitrary tariff hike, the CWC has directed that, beginning Thursday, February 13, 2025, Nigerian workers and other willing citizens shall boycott the services of MTN, AIRTEL, and GLO daily between 11:00 AM and 2:00 PM until the end of February 2025.”
