FG Gives Update On Payment Of New Minimum Wage

After several Consultation, consolidation and confrontation of the Nigerian workers, the federal government is set to conduct a nationwide public hearing as part of the process towards the implementation of a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.

According to a statement from the Federal Ministry of Finance, the public hearing would be done in the six geo-political regions of the country to gather diverse perspectives and recommendations on the new minimum wage, adding that the six public hearings will hold in North-East, Yola; North-West, Kano; North-Central, Abuja; South-South, Uyo; South-East, Enugu, and South-West, Lagos on March 7, 2024.

______The South-West zonal public hearing will hold in Lagos at the LTV Blue Roof Arena to be chaired by the Finance Minister and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun.

A diverse panel will lead the discussions including: Government representatives: Edun and Osun Governor Adeleke Ademola (representing State Governments); Employers’ representatives: Omo-Lamai Grace (Manufacturers Association) and Muhammed Nura (Nigeria Association of SMEs); Labour representatives Adeyanju Adewale (NLC) and Shuaibu Afusatu (TUC) as well as Labour and Employment Minister of State Onyejeocha Nkeiruka.

______The Ministry stated that the public hearings offer a crucial opportunity for stakeholders to actively participate in shaping the national minimum wage policy by contributing their perspective

NLC Sends Message To Federal Govt, Discloses Only Condition That Would Stop Nationwide Strike

It Would be recalled that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) had earlier said that the only thing that would stop the nationwide strike over the hardship in the country is if the federal government honours the agreement it had with the congress. The warning was contained in the latest letter written to the government.

_______The NLC dismissed claims by the federal government that it had fulfilled 80 per cent of the October 2, 2023, agreement with the organised labour.

While speaking via the letter dated February 29, 2024, NLC Acting General Secretary, Ismail Bello, urged the government to come out clean on any part of the agreement it fully fulfilled, warning that resorting to propaganda and disinformation was heightening restiveness among the citizens, advising the government to, between now and March 13, 2024, the deadline, fast-track the process of implementation of the agreement and avoid a looming industrial crisis.