NLC Says Current National Minimum Wage Expires in March, Expects New One Before April

Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) says it expects the negotiations for a new national minimum wage to be concluded by march this year.

NLC President, Joe Ajaero, who made this known to newsmen on Thursday, said federal government had already asked the organized labor to forward the names of its representatives to the committee, that will be constituted to negotiate the new minimum wage.

Ajaero said the organized labor since last year, had sent the names of its negotiators, ahead of the constitution of the tripartite committee.

According to him, the current national minimum wage will expire in March, this year, while the negotiations for the new one is expected to end before the end of March.

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On the wage award agreed to by the federal government as part of palliatives, Ajero said only one month had been paid so far to federal civil servants.

Since last year, the list was submitted to the government and it is only when the committee is constituted that we now go into negotiation with the government as a union to agree on it.

The existing minimum wage will be expiring by March this year, so it is hoped we may conclude the negotiation for a new minimum wage before March.

Ajaero assured workers that the balance would be cleared by the end of January.