‘N70,000 won’t even cover transport’: Rufai criticizes Tinubu’s allowance and backs the TUC

Arise News anchor Rufai Oseni backed the Trade Union Congress (TUC) after it rejected President Bola Tinubu’s proposed N70,000 transport allowance for workers. Speaking on Thursday’s Morning Show, he said a member of his studio staff spends about N7,000 a day commuting—twice the monthly minimum wage in transport costs. Rufai argued that the allowance would cover only half the commuting costs of a Lagos worker who lives on the Mainland and works on the Island. The TUC rejected the proposal on Wednesday as haphazard and called instead for a salary increase.