N40,000 wage adjustment: NLC disowns negotiations, shifts responsibility to public sector unions

From Adanna Nnamani, Abuja
T he Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has distanced itself from the negotiation of the N40,000 consequential wage adjustment granted to federal workers following the implementation of the 2024 national minimum wage, insisting that public sector unions, rather than its leadership, were responsible for the agreement.
The Congress accused unnamed individuals of deliberately misrepresenting its role in the negotiations to mislead workers and create divisions within the labour movement, particularly as preparations for another round of national minimum wage negotiations gather momentum.
In a statement issued at the weekend and signed by its Acting General Secret...