NLC Rejects Federal Govt’s Wage Review Timeline, Insists On Immediate Talks

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the federal government’s position that negotiations for a new national minimum wage should wait until 2027.
The labour centre insisted that the government must begin the administrative process now rather than wait until the current N70,000 minimum wage arrangement approaches its expiration.
The NLC further accused the government of misinterpreting the National Minimum Wage Act, arguing that commencing negotiations is different from implementing a new wage.
In a letter signed by its president, Comrade Joe Ajaero and addressed to the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi, the NLC said negotiations should commence in October...