President Bola Tinubu says the federal government and the
labour unions are working to determine a new minimum wage threshold for Nigerian
workers.
According to Tinubu who spoke in a national broadcast on
Monday, the federal government would make budgetary provisions for the
implementation of the new minimum wage as soon as an agreement is reached by
the parties involved.
“In the same vein, we are also working in collaboration with
the labour unions to introduce a new national minimum wage for workers,” he
said.
“I want to tell our workers this: your salary review is coming.
“Once we agree on the
new minimum wage and general upward review, we will make budget provisions for
it for immediate implementation.”
Since the federal government removed the petrol subsidy, the
decision has continued to generate mixed reactions from Nigerians.
To mitigate the economic impact of the decision, the Nigeria
Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have demanded that the
federal government increase the national minimum wage from N30,000.
The labour movement has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the
federal government to reverse all “anti-poor” and “insensitive” policies or
face a nationwide indefinite strike and mass protests.
The union said since President Bola Tinubu’s declaration
that “subsidy is gone forever”, Nigerians have been suffering.
The strike and mass protest are expected to commence on
August 2 if the government failed to yield to the labour’s demands.
But the federal government has also asked the union to
embrace dialogue rather than embarking on mass action, citing an existing court
order barring the labour from going on strike.
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Do not increase salary mr president. Only Fed govt workers will get the increase leaving the State and LG workers to thier faith. What about those who are in the majority and are not working at all? What about unparallel inflation that will set in. Please Baba get the real average nigeria's daily fuel consumption and subsidise even by half. Doing that is better than spending money on palliatives that only few will benefit. Transportation that only urban dwellers will have access bcs there those that don't use transport at all but they go to market or salary increase that will not go round and will cause inflation
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