Drama as TUC rejects FG's N70,000 allowance, demands N300,000 salary

The Trade Union Congress, TUC, has rejected the N70,000 allowance offered by the Federal Government and demanded a N300,000 salary.

This is contained successful a connection by the President of the TUC, Comrade Festus Osifo, and the Secretary-General of the union, Comrade N. A. Toro, connected Wednesday.

This was successful absorption to the caller allowance bundle of the Federal Government for workers.

The national said that the N70,000 allowance is not realistic and cannot instrumentality attraction of the contiguous economical hardship being faced by Nigerian workers.

It added that with the rising outgo of living, precocious ostentation and the removal of substance subsidy, N70,000 is grossly inadequate.

The TUC, therefore, demanded N300,000 arsenic a much realistic wage that volition cushion the effects of the economical hardship connected workers.

It, therefore, issued a stern informing that it would not judge thing little than N300,000, saying Nigerian workers merit a amended deal.

The TUC said that the government's nonaccomplishment to support its promises has weakened assurance successful agreements reached betwixt labour unions and authorities.

"TUC past calls connected governments astatine each levels to instrumentality measurable interventions to trim the outgo of indispensable goods and services, guarantee timely outgo of salaries and pensions, support existing jobs, curb exploitative lab...