TUC Rejects FG’s N70,000 Transport Allowance Demands N300,000 Salary Increase

Barely 24 hours after the federal government approved N70,000 transport allowance for Nigerian workers, the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Wednesday rejected the offer, demanding an immediate salary increase and full implementation of the agreement with the Joint Health Sector Unions (JOHESU).
The congress said temporary wage awards were inadequate to address the economic hardship facing workers, insisting that the government could raise salaries without waiting for negotiations on a new national minimum wage.
In a statement signed by its President General, Comrade Festus Osifo, and Secretary General, Comrade N. A. Toro, the TUC said it conveyed its demands to the government...