Unions also push for 120% allowance review, insist current pay can no longer sustain families amid spiraling inflation

The heat is on. Nigeria's civil servants have drawn a line in the sand, demanding a new minimum wage of ₦154,000 as inflation-fueled hardship pushes workers to the edge.

Labour leaders say the current pay packet is no longer livable. With food prices through the roof, transport costs skyrocketing, and savings wiped out by inflation, families are gasping for air. "Workers can't survive on peanuts anymore," one union official fired.

But it doesn't stop at wages. In a bold push, workers are also demanding a 120% upward review of all allowances—arguing that what passed for "benefits" years ago is now an insult to their dignity.

Union leaders are firm: this isn't greed—it's survival. They insist the government must act fast to restore hope and humanity to the public service.

As talks intensify, all eyes are on Abuja. Will the government blink first—or brace for a showdown?