Nigeria, Feb. 7 -- A Special Adviser on Economic Affairs in the Office of the Vice President, Tope Fasua, has called for the abolition of the traditional 9-to-5 work structure, arguing that shorter working hours could help attract young Nigerians into public service and boost the economy.

On Thursday, Mr Fasua made the remarks at a town hall meeting organised by the El-Maverick Centre for Educational Research and Development.

The event, themed 'Thinking of Taxes in a New Way', was convened to foster public deliberation on tax reforms in line with President Bola Tinubu's fiscal policy agenda.

"One of the things I'm also proposing is that 9-to-5 is finished. 9-to-5 is dead. Nobody does 9-to-5 work anymore," he said. "If you want to encou...