Wednesday, October 28 2026 - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a monthly transport support of N70,000 for public service workers across all levels, as the four-day deadline issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to shut down the economy over the fuel price hike and minimum wage dispute ends on Tuesday, October 27.
The resolution was reached after a meeting between the
Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, and the
leadership of the NLC, led by Joe Ajaero, on Tuesday.
According to the Federal Government, the transport support,
which is expected to commence on November 5, 2026, will last for six months to
cushion the impact of rising living costs.
The government stated, “That transport intervention of
seventy thousand naira (N70,000), commencing from November 2026, would be paid
across all levels for a period of six months.”
The Federal Government also approved
the payment of outstanding peculiar allowance arrears, effective from May 1,
2026, in three equal monthly instalments beginning in November 2026.
Similarly, the Federal Government and the NLC agreed to
constitute a negotiation committee that would commence meetings immediately to
determine an effective date for implementing a new national minimum wage.
NLC had given the Federal Government a four-day deadline to
reduce fuel prices and review the ₦70,000 monthly minimum wage.
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