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Auntie Knows Your Salary Before You Receive It

This is satire. Characters and scenarios are fictional. Any resemblance to real persons, statements, or events is used for commentary and entertainment purposes.

LAGOS — Within 48 hours of 27-year-old Chinelo Okafor accepting a new position at a consulting firm, her aunt had reportedly received, cross-referenced, and distributed among family WhatsApp groups the exact naira figure, including benefits, allowances, and bonus structure, before Chinelo’s first paycheck had been processed.

The situation continues to develop.