Minimum Wage: Again, Labour Rejects FG’s N54,000 Offer

For the second time, organized labour has rejected the federal government offer to pay N54,000 as the new minimum wage.

This came as the Tripartite Committee on the New Minimum Wage returned to the negotiation table after labour pulled out of the talks last week.

At the reconvened meeting, the federal government shifted ground the initial N48,000 to N54,000.

A credible source at the meeting told Channels TV that labour refused the new proposal, as it is a far cry from the N615,000 proposed by both the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC).

According to the source, the meeting which held behind closed doors at the Nicon luxury hotel in Abuja on Tuesday has been adjourned to Wednesday, May 22 to continue with negotiations.

The organised labour comprising the NLC and the TUC had on Tuesday given the Federal Government up till the end of May to conclude negotiations for a new minimum wage.

The unions also directed their members in states that are owing the N30,000 minimum wage to gear up for industrial action.