Minimum Wage: NLC sets agenda for next negotiations

*Decries poor pay, job insecurity, no welfare protection for Nigerian journalists
By Victor Ahiuma-Young & Omotola Aremo
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has identified inflation, the cost of living, the value of the naira, transportation, housing and workers’ purchasing power as major issues that must shape the next national minimum wage negotiations. While insisting that discussions should commence far before April 2027 implementation, the Congress also expressed concern over the poor welfare conditions of Nigerian journalists. The NLC lamented that Nigerian journalists are faced daunting harsh working conditions including inadequate salaries, job insecurity, weak pension arrangeme...