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Afenifere faction demands N400 petrol, minimum wage hike

An Afenifere faction has demanded an immediate petrol price cut to N400/litre and a hike in the N70,000 minimum wage to ease economic hardship in Nigeria. Read More: https://punchng.com/afenifere-faction-demands-n400-petrol-minimum-wage-hike/

Afenifere faction demands N400 petrol, minimum wage hike

A faction of the Afenifere organization, led by Oba Oladipo Olaitan, has demanded that petrol prices be reduced to between N350 and N400 per litre, in response to growing economic hardship in Nigeria. The group criticized the government's proposed petrol price stabilization mechanism, which would cap the price at N1,350 per litre, as insufficient.

This demand came after the Federal Government announced plans to negotiate a N1,350-per-litre ceiling on petrol prices. The Afenifere faction also called for an immediate review of the national minimum wage, arguing that the current N70,000 per month wage is no longer adequate due to inflation.

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