Two Nigerian states reduce work days after petrol price hike
LAGOS, Nigeria (AA): Two Nigerian states have reduced working days for public workers following a rise in transportation costs, food and other essentials that was triggered by a hike in petrol prices.
Edo State in the south and northcentral Kwara State have announced a three-day work week because of the high cost of petrol.
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo State said the high cost of transpiration and food have eaten into the wages of workers, two weeks after the federal government announced the removal of a subsidy on petrol.
“The Edo State government is hereby reducing the number of work days that civil and public servants will have to commute to their work places, from five days a week to three days until further notice. Workers will now work from home two days,” he said in a statement.
Obaseki said the new work policy was to reduce the suffering of people following the hike.
President Bola Tinubuc announced the removal of subsidy payments on petrol on May 29.
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