The Nigeian Labour Congress has rejected the 35 percent increase in salaries of consolidated workers, insisting on N615,000 living wage.
But, while Nigerians were ruminating over the announced new package amid rising hardship, Minister of Works, David Umahi, has announced that the federal government plans to pay N2.75 billion as compensation to property owners affected by the demolition required for the construction of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway today, Wednesday, May 1.
Umahi said that the highway is projected to stretch from channel 0 to channel 3.
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He announced this during a stakeholders meeting held in Lagos today.
According to him, more compensation is expected to be paid in the coming days