The NLC and TUC have threatened a showdown if the Tinubu administration does not swiftly approve a new living wage of ₦615,000 by the end of May.
Organised Labour has given the Federal Government until May 31 to propose a realistic and fair new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.
Labour made this known during the Workers’ Day celebrations at the Eagle Square in Abuja on Wednesday.
Joe Ajaero, President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), and Festus Osifo, his counterpart in the Trade Union Congress (TUC), jointly expressed that the current N30,000 minimum wage is inadequate given the present economic challenges such as inflationary pressures, increased food prices, and rising costs of energy and transportation.
The labour leaders strongly urged the President Bola Tinubu administration to promptly approve a new living wage of ₦615,000 by the end of May.
Ajaero said, “The Nigeria Labour Congress and the TUC have made it clearly and emphatically that should the minimum wage negotiation continue and linger till the end of May, we can no longer guarantee industrial harmony in this country.”
