Nigerian President Bola Tinubu has signed off on a supplementary budget that includes funding for a presidential yacht and SUVs for his wife and top federal officials.
Nigerian President Bola Tinubu's approval of a supplementary budget earmarking millions of dollars for a presidential yacht and sport utility vehicles for his wife and top government officials has again stoked anger among ordinary Nigerians over what they see as a growing economic disparity. Tinubu on Wednesday signed into law the budget that allocates $38 million for the presidential air fleet and other renovations. Some $6.
Nigeria, one of the world's poorest countries, is currently seeing food prices continue to soar to record highs. Also soaring is the frustration of ordinary Nigerians who see politicians earn huge salaries while others like medical professionals often have to go on strike to protest meager wages. 'It is by the grace of God that I can eat. It is hard,' said Nduka Omeje, a trader in Apo resettlement in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja.
Labor unions struggled to get the government to raise the minimum wage for civil servants from a monthly $67 a month. The 2019 pay increase came after workers staged protests.
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