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Members if organized labour have stormed various offices of electricity distribution companies to protest over the Band A tariff hike.
The workers, under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, thronged the offices of the DisCos on Monday, preventing workers from resuming work for the day.
In Lagos, the workers were sighted at the corporate headquarters of the Ikeja Electricity Distribution Company, singing and calling for the reversal of the Band A tariff.
In Oyo, protesters stormed the office of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company, picketing the same.
Amid this, the International Monetary Fund has advised the Federal Government to remove electricity subsidies in other bands to save the economy.
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