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The Nigeria Labour Congress on Sunday gave a strong indication that it would press for the inclusion of a clause which would prescribe sanctions for governors and local government administrators who failed to implement the new minimum wage.

The National Treasurer of the NLC, Hakeem Ambali, who disclosed this in an interview with our correspondent in Abuja, said the refusal of state governors to pay the current minimum wage was a result of a lack of punitive measures in the Minimum Wage Act of 2019.

He said this as The PUNCH on Sunday learnt that the 37-member committee set up by the Federal Government would meet this week to debate reports submitted by various sub-committees from the six zones of the country.

President Bola Tinubu through his Vice-president, Kashim Shettima, had on January 30,2024 inaugurated the 37-member panel on the new minimum wage.


With its membership cutting across federal, and state governments, the private sector, and organised labour, the panel is to recommend a new national minimum wage for the country.

Proposed sanctions

Ambali said, “When we look at the purchasing power in Nigeria, we can see a huge difference between 2019 and now. With the stoppage of the payment of the fuel subsidy, we can see an increase in the hardship of Nigerians.



“In the new minimum wage bill which will soon be signed into law by the President, we have put in some internal clauses to make it difficult for governors not to pay the new minimum wage. It is also good to know that some of the governors are also involved in the negotiation process.

“Labour itself has to be responsive. Once the National Minimum Wage Bill is signed into law juxtaposed with Labour’s responsiveness, we know they will pay. As you can see, even private companies have started increasing the salaries of workers and some of them are even paying wage awards for their workers.

“So in the bill, the clause involves sanctions and also talks about increased allocation to local governments so that nobody will have any excuse of not paying the approved rate.”

Meanwhile, the 37-member Tripartite Committee on Minimum Wage appointed by the Federal Government will hold a meeting this week to debate proposals by stakeholders on the new minimum wage.

An executive bill is also expected to be sent to the National Assembly as a form of amendment to the current Minimum Wage Act.

The minimum wage to be unveiled is expected to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit.

During the public hearings, different zones suggested different amounts for minimum wage. The South-West zone suggested N794,000; the North -East proposed the sum of N560,000 as minimum wage; North- West proposed N485,000; The North-Central proposed N709,000; the South-South demanded N850,000 while the South -East demanded N540,000.

Source: https://punchng.com/New-wage-NLC-proposes-sanctions-for-defaulting-govs

Something that is yet to be approved.

Which kind of yeye labour leader be this

But has it been approved?

NLC should go and sit down.. U want a mini wage of 700k when some states are struggling to pay 30k....NLC leaders should go and do six months internship training with ASUU on how to tackle the government

Lol

lol.
Clown just plenty for Nigeria

We dey wait
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Source: https://punchng.com/New-wage-NLC-proposes-sanctions-for-defaulting-govs[/quote]

This minimum wage no minimum o 😂

Okay

I don’t know if I should say that some of our leaders are been so insensitive to the plight of their people, if you check the politicians budgets they have increased it to 200%, some 300% and above of what it was because of the current situation, then you see this same people adding a little above #10, 000 and less to the workers and I ask are the workers lesser human beings than them and their families, is it not in the same economy that they are?

The allocation of the Governors have increased tremendously they have no reason not to pay the minimum wage, so NLC should insure that mechanism is put in place to make them pay simultaneously after it has been passed let it not be left for them to go and deliberate, every deliberation should be done now, after all there is nothing special between FG workers and their counterparts in the States and LG’s just privilege.
NLC also should be reasonable and realistic with their demands.

Mmm

State governors are lazy. They hide behind the FG government to lazy around and do nothing. It's quite annoying.

No way in hell they'll pay a significantly-increased minimum wage.

Heard they want to announce the new minimum wage on Worker's Day...

Interesting

What about those working in private sector or not in any governmental setup?

GindoX:
What about those working in private sector or not in any governmental setup?

Your bosses will settle y'all

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Sanction for person wey full blown useless immunity cover?

Clowns ,we no need ur 700k,implement 50k mk e near realistic to implement by fg nd governors, dis ppl use naija de cruise

Keenly watching

adenigga:
Source: https://punchng.com/New-wage-NLC-proposes-sanctions-for-defaulting-govs

let them be realistic na.
Some states governors are Owings months of salaries.
With 30k.
Talk more of 700k plus.

PulsingPurple:
Heard they want to announce the new minimum wage on Worker's Day...

Interesting

how much do you think they will announce?

Nigeria Have Not Had a Labour Congress After Oshiomhole Left NLC,

This NLC president looks mumucious

Let NLC peg the minimum wage at 150 dollars per month. Worst case scenario should be $100 dollars equivalent.

Noted.

Antoeni:
Nigeria Have Not Had a Labour Congress After Oshiomhole Left NLC,

you are right. This is the worst NLC president ever.

PulsingPurple:
Heard they want to announce the new minimum wage on Worker's Day...

Interesting

If e go reach 70K, make dem thank God.

emperor4love:
Clowns ,we no need ur 700k,implement 50k mk e near realistic to implement by fg nd governors, dis ppl use naija de cruise

70K for federal, 50K for states.

Judolisco:
NLC should go and sit down.. U want a mini wage of 700k when some states are struggling to pay 30k....NLC leaders should go and do six months internship training with ASUU on how to tackle the government

NLC negotiating strategies seems like a joke as it is not realistic.