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The Minister of Information, Idris Mohammed, said the Finance Minister, Wale Edun, will present a new minimum wage template today (Wednesday, June 5, 2024) to President Bola Tinubu.
The National Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that the ongoing nationwide strike will persist despite the accord reached with the Federal Government during Monday’s meeting.
Nigeria's President, Bola Tinubu has committed to a National Minimum wage that is higher than N60,000 for Nigerian workers.
Nigerian lawyers are divided over the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)'s ongoing strike action regarding its proposed N494,000 minimum wage demand, with some saying it aligns with relevant laws and others faulting the action.
Workers of the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) have shut down the national grid as the Nigerian Labour Congress strike action kicks off on Monday.
Why NLC, TUC is embarking on nationwide strike today
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has urged organised labour to consider the students sitting for the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination as it plans an indefinite strike.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has said that the federal government cannot sustain paying organized labour the N494,000 minimum wage they are demanding for Nigerian workers.
The Director-General of Nigeria’s Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) Mr Adewale-Smatt Oyerinde has said that between 2022-2023, organised businesses lost over one trillion naira cumulatively.
The Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA) says the private sector can't meet the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC)’s N500,000 minimum wage demand this year or any time soon in light of Nigeria’s economic problems.
The federal government, organised labour (Trade Union Congress TUC and Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC) and the private sector have proposed three different minimum wage for employees during ongoing minimum wage negotiations.
The Organised Labour in Nigeria has taken a firm stance, demanding the complete reversal of the power sector privatisation and the recovery of all public electricity assets sold, amidst protests against the recent hike in electricity tariffs.