At Long Last:FG,Labour Agree on N70,000 New Minimum Wage
The Federal Government Under President Tinubu Has Agreed on A New Wage of N70,000 For Nigerian Workers
Breaking: FG, Labour Agree on N70,000 New Minimum Wage
By: Abdulwasiu Akintunde
The President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000.
OPEN TELEVISION Naija reports that this announcement was made by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, following a meeting between the organized labor and the Government.
Leaders of all the unions present at the meeting included the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo.
The meeting held at the President's first-floor office, following the arrival of the labour leaders at the meeting around 2:15pm in a white 32-seater Coaster bus.
Meanwhile, leaders of the Organised Labour have confirmed accepting the N70,000 minimum wage President Bola Tinubu approved for Nigerian workers.
Briefing reporters after the meeting, Comrade Joe Ajaero, President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), said the unions had accepted the offer.
Flanked by Comrade Festus Usifo, President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and other representatives of Nigerian workers, who attended the meeting, Ajaero said the unions agreed to the offer because of other incentives attached.
He said another reason for accepting the offer is because the president promised a review every three years as against what obtained in the past.
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