US EditionLabor unions across Nigeria protest against soaring cost of living under new president
- Labor unions in Nigeria marched to protest the high cost of living under President Bola Tinubu, urging the government to improve social welfare interventions.
- The unions accused Tinubu of failing to alleviate the impact of his policies, including the suspension of subsidies that doubled gas prices and led to increased prices for food and commodities.
- The moves to boost government finances and attract investors have worsened inflation and poverty rates, with transportation costs doubling and families struggling to afford basic necessities.
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Labour unions across Nigeria protest against soaring cost of living under new president
Labour unions marched across Nigeria on Wednesday to protest the soaring cost of living under the West African nation's new president, with calls for the government to improve social welfare interventions to reduce hardship.
Labor unions in Nigeria protest against soaring cost of living under new president
The unions, made up of government workers, on Wednesday accused Nigerian leader Bola Tinubu of not acting fast enough to cushion the effects of his economic policies since he was sworn in as president in May.
Nigerian labor unions protest soaring cost of living under new president, call for government to help
Labor unions marched across Nigeria on Wednesday to protest the soaring cost of living under the West African nation’s new president, with calls for the government to improve social welfare interventions to reduce hardship. The unions, made up of government workers, said the economic incentives announced this week by Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to ease hardship were not enough. They also accused him of failing to act quickly to cushion the ef…
Nigerian labour unions march against soaring cost of living under new president
In Abuja, hundreds , watched closely by police, marched down a main thoroughfare chanting and singing against the subsidy cuts that have led to the rising cost of petrol in the oil-rich nation.
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