Government workers strike over Nigeria’s soaring inflation and economic woes

Union members march to protest over economic hardship in Lagos, Nigeria (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)

Nigeria’s government employees and other union workers began a new nationwide strike on Tuesday that threatened to shut down key services while people are angry about soaring inflation and growing economic pain.

Since assuming office in Africa’s most populous country last year, President Bola Tinubu has enacted policies that include doing away with fuel subsidies and unifying the country’s multiple exchange rates, leading to a devaluation of the naira against the dollar.