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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed any of its state chapters to proceed on industrial action without recourse to the national headquarters if negotiations are not going as planned as regards the new minimum wage.

Labour union, the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has opposed the plan by the federal government to review the remuneration of political office holders. The TUC said the planned salary increase must not be allowed to stand.

January will mark the beginning of good things for civil servants in Ondo state as the government has concluded arrangement to begin the payment of the new minimum wage.

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) said only 10 states have concluded negotiations with workers on consequential adjustments and are ready to implement the minimum wage law.

Simon Anchaver, the chairman of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), has given state governors December 31, as the deadline for implementation of the new N30,000 minimum wage.

Representatives of the federal government and the leadership of the organised labour have met over the implementation of the new N30,000 minimum wage and the consequential adjustment of salaries for civil servants.

The circular which was signed by the secretary-general of the ASCSN, Bashir Lawal, said the labour unions have given the FG up till Wednesday, October 16, to reconvene the meeting of the Consequential Adjustment Committee.

The Ekiti state governor, Kayode Fayemi, has opened up on the plans of Nigerian governor on the issue of the controversial N30,000 new minimum wage.

The union in an independence anniversary message said the talk by the federal government to set up another committee on the already approved N30,000 minimum wage makes Nigerian workers believe they have been swindled.
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