May 28, 2026
African Development Bank (AfDB)
By Victor Ahiuma-Young
Nigerian and other African labour unions have rejected the African Development Bank, AfDB, and World Bank-backed “Mission 300” electricity initiative, warning that the programme could plunge African countries deeper into debt while failing to deliver sustainable electricity access across the continent.
The unions, under the umbrella of International Trade Union Confederation, ITUC-Africa, Public Services International, PSI, and IndustriAll Global Union Sub-Saharan African Region, which members of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, belong to, argued that despite previous promises by international financial institutions, about 600 million Africans still lack access to electricity.
