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Reuters
Reuters
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By Felix Onuah

Outgoing Nigeria government proposes pay rises after fuel subsidy removal

FILE PHOTO: Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari speaks during the launch of the new Nigerian currency in Abuja, Nigeria November 23, 2022. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

Nigeria's outgoing government has recommended that the new administration of president-elect Bola Tinubu give public sector workers pay rises after removing a fuel subsidy in June, Labour Minister Chris Ngige said on Tuesday.

President Muhammadu Buhari, who steps down in May, had planned to remove the popular but costly subsidy in 2022 as part of fiscal and petroleum sector reforms, but abandoned the plan because of fears of protests in the run-up to last month's election.

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