JUST IN: NLC demands N794,000 minimum wage for workers in South-West

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) on Thursday demanded N794,000 as the new national minimum wage for workers in the South-West geopolitical political zone.

The chairperson of the Lagos State chapter of NLC, Funmi Sessi, made the demand on behalf of South-West labour union during her presentation at the ongoing public hearing of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage in Ikeja, Lagos.

According to Sessi, the demand was jointly agreed on by all the members of the union in the South-West.

The Federal Government had on January 30, 2024 inaugurated a 37-member panel on the new minimum wage in Abuja.

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