On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu consulted with organized labor as part of his ongoing discussions with key stakeholders to establish a new national minimum wage.
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, revealed this during a briefing with State House correspondents following the meeting on Thursday in Abuja.
Onyejeocha said: “The meeting was a conversation between a father and his children and not a negotiation on the new national minimum wage.”
Additionally, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, stated that there were no discussions regarding the specifics of the new national minimum wage, and that the current situation remained unchanged.
“We didn’t discuss figures. The status quo remains, the Federal Government stands on ₦62,000 while labour is sticking to ₦250,000.
“We will be back after one week to continue the discussion,” Ajaero said.
Festus Osifo, President-General of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), mentioned that labor presented the concerns of Nigerians to the President as part of the consultations for establishing a new minimum wage.
Osifo noted that the meeting provided labor with a chance to inform the President about how economic challenges and the devaluation of the Naira have impacted market prices.
“We are all aware of what is happening in the country, how the high cost of living has impacted the ordinary Nigerians and workers.
“So, it was necessary to let the President know the exact situation of things in the country,” Osifo said.
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