Recall that on July 29, 2024,
President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law.
The legislation increased the
country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000.
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.
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