On Sunday, President Bola Tinubu‘s administration presented 64 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses to labor and student leaders at the State House in Abuja.
This gesture fulfills the government’s promises made during negotiations on the new minimum wage and efforts to ease the hardship faced by the public.
It is worth noting that in July, President Tinubu had pledged to provide 36 CNG buses to labor unions across the country.
The President made the announcement during his meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) to discuss the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.
According to the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the move is part of efforts to ameliorate the high cost of living by workers.
He added that the 36 CNG-powered buses have a sitting capacity of 100 each.
The presentation of the buses, as promised, was done on behalf of the federal government by the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Wale Edun, on Sunday, 29th September.
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