Pensioners demand inclusion in Tinubu’s N70,000 monthly transport allowance

The Nigerian Union of Pensioners, NUP, has demanded inclusion in the President Bola Tinubu administration's N70,000 transport allowance for public workers. The National President of the NUP, Godwin Abumisi, made the demand while speaking to journalists on Wednesday. Recall that Tinubu had approved a monthly transport allowance of N70,000 for public workers following a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC. The support is expected to commence in November, according to a statement by the NLC. Reacting to the development, the NUP condemned the exclusion of pensioners from the relief announced by the government. The union described the exclusion of pensioners as a re...