Labour Rejects N48,000 Minimum Wage

The Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have walked out of the Minimum Wage negotiations with the Federal government.

In a statement jointly issued by the two Labour Unions after their meeting in Abuja, both the NLC and TUC rejected the N48,000 proposal offered by the Federal Government as the National Minimum Wage.

The NLC President Comrade Joe Ajaero and the Deputy President of the TUC, Comrade Etim Okon said to prevent the negotiation of a wage deduction, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) walked out of the negotiation process.

The two unions maintain that they remain committed to advocating the rights and interests of Nigerian workers and will continue to engage in reasonable dialogue with the Government if they show serious commitment to find a fair and sustainable resolution.

The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, explains that the federal government needs to be serious about negotiating with the Labour on the new minimum wage and described the offer as ridiculous.

“The Government’s proposal of forty-eight thousand Naira as the Minimum Wage insults the sensibilities of Nigerian workers, while the private sector receives N78,000 (seventy-eight thousand Naira per month, the statement reads.

Felicitated Enebe, Edited By Grace Namiji