Sunday, August 9, 2026 - The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it will soon begin negotiations with the Federal Government for a new national minimum wage, insisting that the current N70,000 wage is no longer sustainable.
Speaking at the Rights of Workers Summit in Birnin Kebbi on
Thursday, NLC President Joe Ajaero, represented by Deputy President Audu Titus
Amba, said workers should prepare for fresh negotiations.
He argued that the current minimum wage could no longer meet
workers’ basic needs amid rising inflation and the increasing cost of living.
“Anything
less than N500,000 cannot cater for workers. The current minimum wage is due
for review, and we will soon begin negotiations with the government,” he said.
Also speaking, Trade Union Congress (TUC) President Festus
Osifo, represented by Secretary-General Nuhu Toro, said worsening economic
conditions had eroded workers’ purchasing power.
He cited rising food prices, transport fares, rent and
inflation as factors making the current wage inadequate.
President Tinubu signed the current national minimum wage
bill into law on July 29, 2024, raising it from N30,000 to N70,000 per month.
The legislation followed negotiations with organized labor and included a
provision to review the wage structure every three years
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