NLC: States say no to new minimum wage proposition

States have rejected  Labour’s minimum wage demands, saying they were grosslyunrealistic. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is proposing N709,000 while the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) is recommending N447,000 as the new minimum wage for workers. But states are proposing between N45,000 and N70,000. The NLC and TUC chapters in the six North-east states recommended a minimum of N560,000 per month. In the Southeast, they proposed N540,000 per month. Labour in the South-west suggested N794,000 as the minimum wage. The south-south NLC zonal chapters proposed at least N850,000 per month. In the North-west, Labour proposed N485,000 per month. The proposals were presented when six cities across the six geo-political zones hosted discussions on the new minimum wage.