Nigerian workers cannot afford basic living costs despite employment due to wage-cost of living gap

Nigerian employees face a severe purchasing power crisis where their current wages are insufficient to cover essential expenses like food, housing, and transportation. Workers are desperate for wage increases to match inflation and cost of living, but employers and government struggle to implement sustainable solutions. Current wage proposals (like the ₦1 million demand) lack economic feasibility analysis, leaving workers trapped between inadequate income and rising prices with no viable path forward.