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Famous influencer has shared his experience of earning ₦40,500 in just 3 hours during his first 24 hours as a Bolt driver.

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), the influencer revealed his intention to try driving for Bolt for only 24 hours.

He quickly detailed how, within just 3 hours, he made ₦40,500, explaining how it was possible.

He wrote: “As a Bolt driver, I did 4 trips in 3 hours and this is how much I made.”

To support his claim, he shared screenshots and a video showing how the process unfolded.

Following the post, many concerned individuals flooded the comment section to share their opinions.

See some reactions below: 

@Ayo_Mastermind: “Technically, you’ve made just about 17k profit. Net income is 30k. Fuel takes another 13k.”

@franksdonald: “From your estimate how much do you think you may have used to complete all 4 trips.”

@enricodaveed: “Its not worth it, thats why the cars of most bolt drivers make funny noises and sound like a friggin diesel generator. You barely have enough for fuel and to pay your bills. When your car breaks down you start to cut corners.”

@alexxitonurreo: “I don’t know if they paid you for this promo but it’s impossible to make this much in 3 hours, not even during peak hours. If you achieve it by some sort of miracle, you’ll be left with nothing less than 10k, after removing fuel and commission cost. Bolt is no longer profitable.”

@WritesNero: “dont forget the fact that theres is a signup bonus as well. Also the cost of fuel for riding for 4 hours. The fuel should be within 15 to 20k ir even more depending on the vehicle type.”

@OladapoOla1991: “Yes it’s possible… How much fuel did your car consume should be the big question here.”

@AkinfosileSola: “Fuel 15k, commission 6k, maintenance of car set aside 10k, feeding 2k. total 33k. Profit take home 7k. E no make sense at all.”

@anizzy01: “You’ll shouting fuel cost, u no go buy Oil?? Total quartz is 20k , tire 🛞 can go bad and u patch.”

I became a Bolt Driver for 24 hours and here’s how it went: pic.twitter.com/rvTvInI2jj

— Fisayo Fosudo (@Fosudo) January 29, 2025

 

 

 

Nigerian man has pleaded with the U.S. government to deport his uncle back to Nigeria, claiming that his uncle has not added any value to his life.

The request was shared in a post that quickly gained attention on the popular social media platform, X (formerly Twitter).

In the post, the man expressed his frustration, revealing that his uncle resides in the United States.

He went on to explain that the uncle has not contributed positively to his life, and as a result, he believes he should be sent back to Nigeria.

His message read: “Abeg, U.S. government, I get one uncle for U.S. wey never add any value to my life. Abeg, make una deport am come Nigeria.”

As the post went viral, many concerned individuals flooded the comments section to share their thoughts on the matter.

See some reactions below:

Vivian.offor: “Do you think abroad is easy for him and he refuses to help, plz stop that.”

Solomon Damilare: “I get one brother for usa I stop school so that he can travel to USA my mother hustle for money I could not also continue my education because of my brother after my brother reach there he forgot us.”

charlesomonigho26: “It good for you to hustle for self bro. And not your uncle will make your life better ooo.”

EDEHIA: “What about you,. Who you help because last time I check you be uncle too.”

AYAN_AGALU: “He is not obligated to do anything for you, it’s his personal decision to do whatever.”

#gratefulheart: “And he think it’s funny. People de send something from Nigeria to the U.S.A you can add value to your uncle’s life too.”

 

 

Director-General of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General Yushau Ahmed, has announced that the Federal Government has approved an increase in corps members’ monthly allowance to ₦77,000, with payments set to begin in February 2025.

Speaking to the 2024 Batch ‘C’ Stream II corps members in Katsina, Ahmed also revealed that corps members will no longer be posted to communities facing security threats.

He reassured them that their welfare and safety remain a top priority for the NYSC.

He further explained that the revised allowance has been included in the 2025 Federal Government budget, and once approved, corps members will begin receiving the updated payments.

The NYSC DG said, “We will not send our corps members to wherever we have security challenges and threats. Wherever we send them they should be less assured that the place is safe and secured for them to serve.

“This month (January) has already ended but once the budget is passed. By next month (February), you will start receiving ₦77,000 instead of the usual ₦33,000.

“The ₦77,000 monthly allowance was approved by the Federal Government and the corps members are expected to reciprocate the government’s gesture during their service year.”

Additionally, Ahmed emphasized that the NYSC will ensure all corps members are deployed only to safe and secure locations throughout their service year.

The World Bank Group has said that the Central Bank of Nigeria must stay the course in its attempt to tackle inflation.

This was revealed by the Senior Economist for Nigeria, World Bank Group, Dr Sameer Matta, at the launch of the 2025 Macroeconomic Outlook of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group themed ‘Stabilisation in Transition: Rethinking Reform Strategies For 2025 and Beyond.’

The Monetary Policy Committee of the CBN hiked the benchmark rates a cumulative 875 basis points in 2024 to tackle rising inflation.

Speaking during a panel session at the event, Matta said, “I think what is critical in terms of inflation is to stay the course. I think that the central bank needs to continue to be focused on making sure that inflation is under control. Obviously, part of it is related to the supply side. What can be done to improve the yield on the agriculture side? What can be done to improve the link between the rural areas and the urban areas?

“There is the question of what can be done on the trade policy side. One would be to increase production locally, but that would take time. One of the things that can be done on the trade policy side is to think through which sectors could be targeted to allow some tariffs to be adjusted.”

Matta went on to explain that the cost of not doing reform was two per cent of GDP for fuel subsidy and three per cent of GDP for FX subsidy.

“That’s five per cent of GDP, and that is extremely high. I would liken these reforms to someone with a hard medical condition who had to make tough choices. Let’s not forget that at some point in Nigeria, the debt service to revenue was 100 per cent; now, the good news is that we are around 50 per cent, and that is a big decline.

“The cost of reforms comes mainly from high inflation, and in the case of Nigeria specifically, food inflation is impacted by FX and the fact that lots of agricultural products are impacted by the price of petrol, etc. That means the impact of these reforms is being felt by the most vulnerable.

“It is very important that the government continues on the reforms on social protection but also accelerates the roll-out of these cash transfers. It is more important to finance them over the future. It will be very important to continue to encourage the authorities to scale up and accelerate these interventions, which are time-bound and targeted at those who are really impacted and done through a digital way to avoid any potential misuse in the future.”

Also speaking on inflation, the Nigeria Country Representative, International Monetary Fund, Dr Christian Ebeke, reiterated calls for coordination between the fiscal and monetary authorities.

He said, “It’s important that efforts to bring inflation down by the fiscal authorities are being done in the context of better coordination. For example, one of the key decisions that took place last year was the commitment by both the central bank and the fiscal authorities to strengthen coordination.

“We didn’t see Ways and Means accrue again as we have seen in the past year in Nigeria, and it was welcome. This is something that should bring inflation down by tightening financial conditions but also by reducing money in circulation.

“The other important thing for the fiscal authorities to do is to tackle any distribution consequences of the reforms that have been implemented. Naira reforms or the completion of the fuel subsidy removal. We know that these key reforms in Nigeria will have redistributive consequences on the most vulnerable, and they may not be able to cope.

“Fiscal authorities have a key role to play because the transmission lag of fiscal policies is shorter compared to monetary policies. So, issues of social protection are very important. That is how fiscal policies can complement what the monetary authorities are doing,” Ebeke said.

On the social protection programmes of the government, Ebeke called for initiatives with a human face.

“On social protection, there is a cash transfer programme that is being strengthened. It is all about how we can think about fiscal consolidation with a social agenda or human face,” he said.

On the Ways and Means, Ebeke averred, “We should not have been in that position to start with. Cleaning up this big problem is taking time, and the persistent effect of the Ways and Means on inflation and, in general terms, on financial conditions. The CBN is trying to mop up liquidity. Just the practice of having deficit monetisation, as has been practiced in Nigeria for years, is now over.

“Again, big congratulations to both the CBN and the fiscal authorities for curbing that. Now, when it comes to the securitisation of these, central banks around the world have a memorandum of understanding with the fiscal authorities on this type of liability management. The securitisation has the benefit of spreading out the maturities. Also, this has been done transparently, so this is good. With Central Bank independence and fiscal prudence, you should not be seeing this type of pressure on the macroeconomy, including the effect on the parallel exchange rate and inflation.”

 

 

 

Organised Labour in four states and the Federal Capital Territory have expressed optimism that their state governments will begin the payment of the new minimum wage by January ending.

This was after the Oyo State Government announced that it had begun the payment of N80,000 minimum wage to workers.

While Imo, Sokoto, Akwa Ibom states governments and the FCT have set January ending for workers to receive a raise in salaries, workers in Ebonyi and Cross River states, among others, are not certain about when their government will commence paying new emoluments.

Lagos, Rivers, Edo, Ogun, Kogi, among others, started paying the new wage in 2024. Some other states, however, agreed to begin payment in 2025.

President Bola Tinubu had in July 2024 approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for workers, including civil servants, and pledged to review the wage every three years.

However, Labour’s plan to go on strike on December 1, 2024, in states that had yet to pay the new wage failed as some state chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress withdrew at the last minute.

States that dissociated themselves from the strikes were Oyo, Imo, Sokoto, Katsina and Akwa Ibom, while Kaduna, Nasarawa, Zamfara, FCT confirmed their participation in the industrial action.

To quell the anxiety trailing the delay in the payment of the new minimum wage, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, in December 2024, promised that many states and the Federal Capital Territory Administration would implement the new national minimum wage by January 2025.

He made the promise when a delegation of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria paid a courtesy visit to his office in Abuja.

While assuring the delegation, Dingyadi called for patience, even as he explained that his ministry was evaluating the compliance level of various state governments as the implementation had just started.

Meanwhile, the NLC chapters in Imo and Sokoto states told Sunday PUNCH on Friday that they were expecting their governments to pay the new wage considering the rise in the prices of food and other items.

The Chairman of the Imo State NLC, Uche Nwigwe, said workers were looking forward to the payment.

He said, “We know that prices of goods have gone high, but we’re looking forward to it. Let us collect it first, and then we will know the reaction of Imo workers as it concerns the next line of action.”

Similarly, the Sokoto State chapter of the NLC expressed confidence that the state government would pay the N70,000 new minimum wage by the end of January.

The Secretary of the union, Hamisu Hussaini, said the NLC and state government had agreed on the commencement of the payment.

He said, “Yes, based on our discussion with the state government, the new minimum wage will commence this month (January). To make the implementation run smoothly, the state government has commenced the verification of its workforce. The ongoing exercise will not affect the implementation as we have already trashed that out with the state government.”

In Akwa Ibom State, the government promised to begin the payment of a new minimum wage of N80,000 to its 45,985 verified public servants in January.

The state Governor, Umo Eno, who authorised the payment, said it would take effect from November 1, 2024.

The TUC chairman in the state, Dominic Abang, said public servants were anticipating the payment of the new wage to cushion the inflationary trend.

He said, “Despite the soaring cost of living, the Akwa Ibom workers are waiting in anticipation of the payment of the new minimum wage. It’s something they have been expecting for a long time.”

Also, the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, FCT chapter, Kabir Abdullahi, expressed hope that payments would begin in the coming week, noting that the area councils had yet to confirm receipt of minimum wage payments from the Federal Government.

“We are hoping that when they pay salaries, they will pay arrears as well, based on the agreement. The Federal Government has shared allocations; perhaps it has not dropped in their accounts yet. Only the councils can know if it has dropped or not, and it is only when they pay salaries that we will know.”

Oyo pays new wage

Meanwhile, the Oyo State Government deposited a total sum of N12bn into the pockets of its workers on Friday, indicating the commencement of the new minimum wage.

In a statement on Saturday by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, the N12bn paid on Friday was a result of a promise kept by Governor ‘Seyi Makinde on the N80,000 minimum wage for the state workers from January 1, 2025.

He said, “One of the implications of the new wage is that workers on Grade levels one to six now enjoy a minimum of N50,000 increment, while the salaries of those on Grade level 17 shoot up by over N180,000.”

Other govs should pay – NLC

Speaking, the National Treasurer of the NLC, Hakeem Ambali, called on state governors not only to implement the new minimum wage, but also pay outstanding arrears, stressing that workers should not bear the burden of delayed negotiations.

While describing the payment of the minimum wage as a legal obligation that must take effect as required by law, Ambali expressed confidence that other governors who had yet to pay would honour their commitment in the interest of industrial harmony.

“Labour is hopeful that these governors will pay the arrears and the new wage because it is a function of the law and it must take effect. I believe they (governors) will honour the agreement in the best interest of industrial peace and harmony,” Ambali said.

He said to cushion the impact of inflation, the Federal Government needed to embark on another wage adjustment and additional economic interventions.

Ambali argued that the new wage structure had failed to provide real economic relief for Nigerian workers.

The TUC National Deputy President, Tommy Etim-Okon, warned that it was necessary for states to pay the new minimum wage considering the hardship in the country, including the recent increase in the telecoms tariff.

He said, “Any governor that fails to meet up with the payment of minimum wage to the workers is automatically an enemy of his own government because payment of salary is a right, it is not a privilege and to whom much is given, much is also expected, you cannot expect much when you are not giving much.

“We have already asked all the state branches to be intentional in engaging the government, aside from the minimum wage, the consequential adjustment is the real thing because it is the consequential adjustment that will determine the pay based on grade level and steps.

“Every commencement of the payment must have arrears whether they want to commence in March, let the arrears take effect from the effective date.”