NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MCDONALD’S MANAGER RECOVERING AFTER COWORKER ALLEGEDLY THREW HOT OIL ON HIM, POLICE SAY. (PHOTO).

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 Northern California McDonald’s manager recovering after coworker allegedly threw hot oil on him, police say     A Northern California McDonald’s shift manager is recovering after police say a coworker threw hot oil on him during an attack at the restaurant, leaving him with second-degree burns over 22% of his body. Jacob Smith, 20, was attacked Saturday at the McDonald’s where he works in Yuba City, a community about 40 miles north of Sacramento, according to police. His mother, Amber Smith, described him as a kind and generous young man who is now focused on recovery despite serious injuries. “He’s got second-degree burns over 22% of his body. They said he was in excruciating pain yesterday,” she said. Police said officers responded after receiving reports that an employee had assaulted another worker. When they arrived, Smith was found walking and able to communicate, but with visible burns on his upper torso and face, according to authorities. Investigators allege 23-...

YESTERDAY I SPENT N100K ON FUEL- OSITA CHIDOKA. (PHOTO).


 Yesterday, I spent ₦100,000 on fuel, nearly filling the tank of a Lexus 460 jeep. At ₦1,140 per litre, I realised this amount is ₦30,000 higher than Nigeria's ₦70,000 minimum wage. 


A minimum wage earner in Nigeria, working 8 hours a day for 20 days a month, earns approximately ₦437.5 per hour. It takes 2.6 hours of work to afford a litre of petrol. 


A young graduate earning ₦150,000 monthly requires 1.2 hours of work to purchase a litre. 


In comparison: 


Egypt: Fuel costs ₦443 per litre, and the monthly minimum wage is ₦202,400 (₦1,265 per hour). It takes 21 minutes of work to buy a litre. 


South Africa: Fuel is ₦2,480 per litre, and the minimum wage is ₦395,824 (₦2,320 per hour). It takes 1 hour and 4 minutes to buy a litre.


In Nigeria, a minimum wage earner needs 2.6 hours to buy a litre of fuel, compared to 21 minutes in Egypt and 1 hour and 4 minutes in South Africa. 


My take: Fuel prices in Nigeria may not be high by global standards, but it appears incomes are too low to sustain meaningful consumption. It’s time to rethink our economic growth and production strategies. 


*used ₦1600 as exchange rate 


Osita Chidoka

12 October 2024

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