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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has reiterated that its December 1 deadline for all states to implement the new minimum wage still stands.
The Eastern Updates recalls that on July 29, 2024, President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law.
The legislation increased the country’s minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000.
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Also on November 11, NLC announced November 30 as the deadline for all state governments to implement the new minimum wage for their workers.
The union mandated its members to embark on an indefinite strike in states where the new minimum wage is yet to be implemented after the deadline.
However, several states have signed the new minimum wage scheme into effect, with over 30 governors agreeing to set the lowest monthly salary for workers at N70,000 and above.
Zamfara, Sokoto, Cross Rivers, and Nasarawa, among others, have yet to reach an agreement on improved payment for their workers.
NLC spokesman, Benson Upah, while speaking on the deadline, said nothing has changed as per the directive despite the majority of the states implementing the new minimum wage.
“Majority is not everybody. All states must heed the union’s directive or we’ll carry out our threats,” he said.
In other news, Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has approved the payment of ₦300,000 each to students from the state in all the law school campuses in Nigeria.
Diri disclosed this on Friday at a meeting with representatives of the Bayelsa State Law Graduates Forum in Yenagoa, the state capital.
The governor was represented at the meeting by the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Biriyai Dambo SAN.
Dambo said the approval reflected the governor’s commitment to the education of Bayelsans and that it would cushion the effect of the economic hardship in the country on the students.
Dambo urged the students to focus on their academic work to make the state and their families proud, saying they had a bright future ahead if they stayed focused.
