Labor unions across Nigeria protest against soaring cost of living under new president
Labour unionists march in the streets of Lagos, Nigeria, Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2023, 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.(AP Photo/ Marcus Ayo)
BUJA, Nigeria (AP) — 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...
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