Labor unions across Nigeria protest against soaring cost of living under new president
Labor unions are marching across Nigeria to protest the soaring cost of living under the West African nation’s new president ABUJA, Nigeria -- 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 effect of some of his policies, including the suspension of decadeslong, costly subsidies that have more than doubled the price of gas, causing a spike in prices for food and most other commodities. As the protest s swelled across the country, union leaders met with Tinubu at his office and told reporters afterwards that they would deliberate on “some commitments” made by the Nigerian leader in response to...