US EditionNigerian workers walk off the job again to protest rising costs after gas subsidies are removed
- Nigerian workers went on a two-day strike to protest the removal of gas subsidies by President Bola Tinubu, which they claim has caused significant suffering. The strike is expected to disrupt activities in many sectors of the economy.
- President Tinubu's measures to revamp the economy, including ending gas subsidies and devaluing the currency, have led to a significant increase in the cost of living for Nigerians.
- The government offered a $5.5 million package to alleviate the hardship, but workers argue that it is insufficient and demand an increase in wages. The government requested more time to resolve the dispute, emphasizing the need for industrial peace.
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Nigerian workers walk off the job again to protest rising costs after removal of gas subsidies
Nigerian workers walk off the job again to protest rising costs after removal of gas subsidies Some employees in government offices in Nigeria walked off their jobs Tuesday in protest of the growing cost of living due to the removal of gas subsidies, threatening to "shut down" Africa's largest economy if their demands for improved welfare are not met.Made up of hundreds of thousands of members, the Nigeria Labour Congress workers association be…
Nigerian workers walk off the job again to protest rising costs after removal of gas subsidies
By CHINEDU ASADU Associated Press ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Some employees in government offices in Nigeria walked off their jobs in protest of the growing cost of living due to the removal of gas subsidies, threatening to “shut down” Africa’s largest economy if their demands for improved welfare are not met. Made up of hundreds
2012 Occupy Nigeria protest against fuel subsidy removal was mere politics – Fayemi
Immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said the protest that greeted fuel subsidy removal during former president Goodluck Jonathan’s administration in 2012 was mere politics. Fayemi stated this while presenting his keynote address at a national dialogue organised to celebrate 60th birthday of the founding National Secretary of Alliance for Democracy […]
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