'For the next six months, the average low-grade worker shall receive an additional Twenty-Five Thousand naira per month,' Mr Tinubu said.
In his Independence Day speech on Sunday, the president announced a N25,000 allowance that would be paid to the civil servants for the next six months.
“For the next six months, the average low-grade worker shall receive an additional Twenty-Five Thousand naira per month,” Mr Tinubu said.It is not clear if the president’s offer will persuade labour unions who have threatened to embark on a nationwide strike from Tuesday due to the hardship caused by the removal of the subsidy on petrol.
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