The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) called on Tinubu’s government to introduce a revised minimum wage plan.
President Bola Tinubu urged the Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage to hasten the process, calculate the numbers, and submit them for his approval.
He expressed a commitment to a wage exceeding ₦60,000, while the TUC and NLC indicated flexibility from their initial ₦494,000 demand.
After discussions, Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance, and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, reassured the public that all was well following a key meeting with Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
Despite this, the labour union criticized the Federal Government for not presenting a new minimum wage framework after warning of an indefinite strike.
The president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, speaking on the development said, “Nothing has been presented yet. The minister of finance said they are still working on the template that the president mandated them to work on.
“All we were discussing were the principles behind some of these issues, but they have not presented anything beyond what was presented earlier.
“We hope when we come back tomorrow, we will have something to relate to.”
NLC, in a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), called on the Federal Government to address the expired minimum wage since April instead of making unfavorable remarks.
The union shared a video of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, speaking at a press conference about the recent meeting.
“One Week Ultimatum. They have not presented any different thing yet. FG show Workings ooO! No be to dey yarn cho! cho! cho! One week is around the corner already. #We DEMAND A LIVING WAGE NOW!”
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