Nigeria Labor Congress Begins Protest

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The Nigeria Labor Congress has called for a two-day nationwide protest for today Tuesday and Wednesday. Nigerian police have gone on high alert in anticipation of the protest. Benson Upah, Head of Information and Public Affairs at the Nigeria Labor Congress, tells VOA’s James Butty, the protest is intended to force the government to act on the high cost of living, general insecurity, and the devaluation of the naira.