Anselem Anokwute
The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, (NLC( and his affiliated body Trade Union Congress, TUC have accepted the new minimum wage of Seventy Thousand naira (70,000) for the Nigeria workers putting to end the continuous agitation and protest for the increments in the workers salary.
According to release from the President Tinubu Information and Strategy Special Adviser, Bayo Onanuga said that the leadership of Nigeria Workers has wholeheartedly accepted the new minimum wage and thank Mr. President Ahmed Bola Tinubu for accepting to review the offer in three years time
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The leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) announced that they have accepted the N70,000 minimum wage approved for Nigerian workers by President Bola Tinubu.
A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, indicated that President Tinubu also pledged to find ways to help the private sector and sub-national entities meet the minimum wage requirement.
Following the meeting, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, briefed the media and confirmed that the unions had accepted the offer.
Ajaero, accompanied by Comrade Festus Usifo, President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), and other representatives of Nigerian workers, stated that the unions had accepted the offer because there were other incentives attached.
He said that the president’s pledge of a review every three years, as opposed to what had previously been received, was another factor in his decision to accept the offer.
