- The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress counterparts have been urged to resume their N250,000 minimum wage demand
- Pensioners in the South West made this call to organised labour while reacting to the recent hike in fuel price
- TheTalk.NG reports that the NNPC Limited announced estimated petrol pump prices across all states in Nigeria as Lagos residents will now pay N920 per litre, while in some other states, a litre of petrol could go for as high as N1,056
Pensioners reject N70k minimum wage, gives reason.
Photo credit: Nigeria Labour Congress HQ, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed TinubuSource: FacebookMinimum wage: Labour told to renew N250,000 demandWe found out that before the N70,000 was even implemented, the Federal Government has gone ahead to further increase the price of petrol, and we concluded that the two labour centres that went into that negotiation went there blindfolded and nave.The Federal Government took advantage of the naivety and inexperience of Comrade Joe Ajaero, and Festus Usifo, by tricking them into accepting N70,000 and that it would not increase fuel price, but no sooner they agreed to kowtow what was said about N70,000, the Federal Government went ahead to increase fuel price.To that extent, the Southwest is rejecting the N70,000 minimum wage that Labour has negotiated and advised that Labour should go back to the negotiating table and insist on the N250,000 they initially wanted.Before you know it, the N2,000 that the Federal Government said it was going to increase the fuel price to will eventually emerge. Labour should go back. The value of the N70,000 is just about 60 litres of fuel.Labour should go back to negotiate N250,000 minimum wage. They have our backing on whatever is involved even strike to achieve a realistic minimum wage, the pensioners said.
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Minimum wage: FG warns private sector against paying below N70k
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