I Spend One-Fifth Of My Salary On Water Monthly, Law Professor Laments

I Spend One-Fifth Of My Salary On Water Monthly, Law Professor Laments

A Professor of Law at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Joy Ezeilo, has lamented the depreciation of her salary's purchasing power coupled with inflation, stating that it costs her up to one-fifth of her salary to buy water for her compound monthly.

Ezeilo revealed this on her X handle on Saturday, adding that the N1m proposed minimum wage by the Nigeria Labour Congress "is not a laughing matter to be dismissed by wave of hand."

She wrote, "The fast depreciating purchasing power of my hard-earned salary, the devalued Naira, and the creeping inflation: I just discovered by purchasing water today that my monthly salary can only pay for a limited quantity of water supply.

"I spent N40,000 for a water tanker one trip load (about 2,800 gallons) this evening in Enugu.