The Tripartite Committee, established by Nigeria's Federal Government to tackle the issue of the National Minimum Wage, has concluded its negotiations with a recommendation of N62,000 as the new monthly minimum wage for civil servants. The recommendation emerged late Friday night after an extensive meeting in Abuja.
In the course of the
discussions, both the federal government and the Organised Private Sector (OPS)
concurred on the N62,000 figure. However, the Organized Labour categorically
rejected this offer, instead demanding a minimum wage of N250,000.
This disagreement threatens to
reignite tensions, potentially leading the umbrella bodies of civil servants in
Nigeria, namely the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress
(TUC), to resume their previously suspended indefinite strike action. The
strike, which initially commenced on Monday, had been paused pending further
negotiations.
Earlier, the Tripartite Committee
had proposed a minimum wage of N60,000. This proposal prompted the Organized
Labour to withdraw from the negotiations and initiate an indefinite strike,
pressing for higher wages and a reversal of the recent hike in electricity
tariffs.
In response to the strike's
significant impact on its first day, the Secretary to the Government of the
Federation (SGF), Senator George Akume, convened a meeting with the Labour
unions. This meeting produced a four-point resolution, which included a commitment
from President Bola Tinubu to implement a new minimum wage higher than the
initial N60,000 offer.
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