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08/10/2026

“If you give them crude locally, you can afford to have control over what they will say. But if they buy crude internationally, you won’t ask them to operate at a loss.”

NLC President Joe Ajaero explains why making crude available to local refineries could be key to bringing down petrol prices.

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07/10/2026

“If they are refining illegally, legalize it, and they will refine for us.”

NLC President Joe Ajaero argues that Nigeria should bring local refiners in the creeks into a regulated system, subject their products to quality control and provide them with crude to refine locally.

He believes local refining could help bring down the price of petrol.

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06/10/2026

“Nigerian workers are suffering so much, in terms of transportation, feeding, accommodation.”

NLC President Joe Ajaero is calling on President Tinubu to strengthen social safety nets and invest in infrastructure that can ease the burden on workers, retirees and the millions of Nigerians who depend on them.

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06/10/2026

“If you are paying five hundred thousand, it will not be enough for him to feed his household or pay house rent.”

NLC President Joe Ajaero says the conversation around wages must go beyond minimum wage to tackling inflation, the falling naira and the rising cost of living.

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05/10/2026

“If I get 500,000 minimum wage and I can’t pay my house rent, of what use?”

NLC President Comrade Joe Ajaero explains why the value of a minimum wage cannot be separated from inflation, currency devaluation and the rising cost of living.

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04/10/2026

“No Nigerian will tell you the cost of transportation has gone down.”

NLC President Comrade Joe Ajaero questions what falling inflation means for Nigerians when the cost of everyday essentials and transportation remains high.

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04/10/2026

“Peter Obi, Atiku, and Asiwaju, in 2023, had the same position in terms of market. And I classify them as market people.”

NLC President Comrade Joe Ajaero reflects on the economic positions of Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Bola Tinubu, and questions what may have changed since 2023.

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03/10/2026

“After writing a letter from June to December to Mr. President, there was no response. We fixed that date that we were going to the streets.”

NLC President Comrade Joe Ajaero recounts the failed attempts to engage the Presidency and what followed.

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03/10/2026

Joe Ajaero on workers’ hardship, the 3-day warning strike and Labour’s 2027 position. Will NLC back a candidate?

30 MINUTES TO GO.We’re getting closer to a conversation that puts Nigeria’s economic realities, the cost of living and t...
03/10/2026

30 MINUTES TO GO.

We’re getting closer to a conversation that puts Nigeria’s economic realities, the cost of living and the concerns of Nigerian workers under the spotlight.

Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, joins us tonight on Mic On Podcast.

7PM WAT. Don’t miss it.

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