Nigerian Workers Salary Scale

Ahead of November 6 nationwide strike planned to compel the federal and state governments to peg a new minimum wage at N30,000, organized labour said it will hold massive protest across the country on Tuesday, October 30.

The contentious issue of the new minimum wage may be resolved today, Monday, October 29 as the Economic Management Team would be meeting state governors to harmonise positions on the ongoing negotiation with labour unions.

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Femi Adesina, the special adviser on media and publicity to President Muhammadu Buhari, has said N30,000 demanded by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) as national minimum wage for civil servants is not feasible.

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to intensify the crackdown on stolen funds to fund the new minimum wage proposed by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC).

Indications have emerged that the NLC may suspend a warning strike it began over the delay in the implementation of a new national minimum wage. The organised labour may call off the strike today, Sunday, September 30.