States have taken the initiative to cut the number of working days for state personnel due to the rising cost of fuel and transportation in the country.
The action attempts to relieve the financial burden that rising transportation expenses are placing on workers.
Recently, the states of Edo and Kwara said that they will change the usual five-day work week for state personnel to three days.
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki announced that workers would have the option to work from home on the remaining two non-office days to complement the shorter work week.
Murtala Atoyebi, the chief press secretary for Kwara State, said that the administration was actively looking for measures to help employees who would not immediately profit from the reduction in workdays due to the nature of their responsibilities.
The elimination of gasoline subsidies by the federal government has caused fuel prices in Nigeria to surge, which has had a knock-on effect on other commodity prices and raised transportation expenses.
The situation is worse in Kenya, where residents struggle with the high expense of living despite the government’s continual promises of heaven.
Kenyans will continue to pay higher gas prices as the government eliminates all subsidies. After holding pump prices in April, the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) published its review in May, which will take effect on Monday, May 15.
The regulator increased the price of super fuel, diesel, and kerosene by KSh 3.4, KSh 6.4, and KSh 15.19 per litre, respectively.
