Subsidy Removal: FG announces N5bn “financial support” per state, constitutes committee to meet labour

The federal government on Thursday announced N5 billion palliative to each of the 36 states to cushion the effect of the removal of petrol subsidy.

It also set up an ad hoc committee to engage with the leadership of labour unions.

These are some of the decisions reached at the meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) chaired by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the State House, Abuja.

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