The Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), has modified its earlier demand for minimum wage and presented a new figure to the tripartite committee negotiating a new minimum wage.

Acting NLC president, Mohammed Kiri, yesterday told journalists in Abuja that the NLC and TUC had now demanded a higher figure than the earlier N56,000 which it demanded two years ago. Kiri who was speaking at the 11th quadrennial delegates’ conference of the Nigeria Civil Service Council, Federal Council, said the reason for the fresh demand was that after two years of waiting for the implementation of the N56,000, the amount is now obsolete.

When pressed further, Kiri refused to state how much has now been presented by NLC but said labour is determined to fight for improved welfare for workers. He said, “The Organised Labour, because of obvious reasons, has modified the N56, 000 minimum wage proposal to the federal government. You will recall that this figure was submitted two years ago; between then and now lots of things have changed.

“The figure was modified above N56, 000 and submitted to the tripartite committee to substitute the earlier amount. The congress would soon announce the figure to Nigerians. This was done in conjunction with TUC.” On the statement credited to the Budget Office minimum as demanded by Labor was not captured in the 2018 Budget.

Kiri said “Who made the budget. I believe if they are serious, this matter can end by middle of this year. This is because by June/July the different committees would complete their work and forward to the president, who would then send it to the National Assembly for assent to become law.”

According to him, government must implement the new minimum wage. “What I know is that whether it is captured or not, once it is agreed, government must implement it,” he said. According to the labour leader, the committee must speed up its effort as workers are running out patience on the new wage.

On whether the new figure presented will bring about delay in the process, the deputy president of the congress said it would not as the tripartite committee had not gone far in their work. “We had an inaugural meeting and since then nothing has been done.

We don’t want to see it as a deliberate delay to buy time, but somehow it looks as if the delay is deliberate “The committee has not started anything, so modifying a figure will not cause any delay since discussion has not commenced,” he said. Also speaking, acting chairman of the NSCU,

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Mynd44 oam4j lalasticlala

mynd44 lalasticlala oam4j despirate civil servants needs your attention here wo!

Omo make una chill for 56k for now. Some governors never pay for over 5 months and you want to keep giving people false hope.We don't wanna be Moses that saw,heard but never touched

It seems like NLC has died since Adams Oshiomole resigned as their leader.

Donpresh95:
Omo make una chill for 56k for now. Some governors never pay for over 5 months and you want to keep giving people false hope.We don't wanna be Moses that saw,heard but never touched

even if wages are reduced to N5k, some Governors would not still pay.

Lol

Stupid and usless country! Mttscheewww

Haba! Which kain NLC be this na, 56k you never get, you con increase am again, which kain wahala be this na.. Me tire for all of una o!

They made error before?

When you are making a request and even you doubt it being granted, you begins to gamble

any how sha
we go dey wait for the outcome
minimum wage matter when he be say Apc and Buhari want take play 2019 politics

by third quarter of this year nothing good go come out

anyway if he come out he go favour me small as i be almost don forget say i be staff with Uniben level 4 contiss 1
and also a student at the same time

Wow good... That's means there's hope for my friend to build a beautiful house like this

Still small

Just shinkele 9days.. Second weekend don come..

All months of the year should be February jare

Una never see 56k collect seff come dey add join




I weep for my dear country.


Donald Duke for president 2019

BuhariCarryGo:



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Mynd44 oam4j lalasticlala

shithole for shitholeania...I'm fed up ,shey 100k dey too much ni?..Labour for that matter,buhari gerraout

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Minimum wage of 18k many state workers haven’t been paid in months.
Is 56k or more feasible realistically?
Let’s be honest to ourselves.

I keep asking;

What is the sense in boosting our foreign resrves when Nigerians are dying from hunger because their wages/salaries haven’t been paid?

Hahahaha.... Its good... If implemented.. There jobs will be meaningful.. For now.. It is meaningless since everything in Nigeria is now costly

Na this one APC wan use do last card before check up for 2019 elections

The kingdom of God suffereth violence and only the violent take it by force, if they are really serious, let them shut down every activity

GOOD DEVELOPMENT.
I pray it materialize.

NLC and TUC are more confused than FG. Mek dem pray mek Bubu reason 56k give them first.

With the hike in the price of almost everything, 56k is too small to survive but then, will the government be able to keep up with the payment without oweing salaries??