The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC has assured Nigerians Workers of the
payment of the reviewed minimum wage before the end of 2018.
Peter Ozo-Esan, General Secretary, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on
Tuesday, assured Nigerians that the new minimum wage will be implemented
in September.
Ozo-Esan made this assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.
He blamed the Sallah break for the delay, adding that the tripartite
committee involved with the review of the wage will conclude its work on
Sept. 4th and 5th.
According to him, “We believe that the initial expectation that by
September a new minimum wage should come on board, we think that the
government still should be able to deliver that to Nigerians.
“Nigerian workers will continue to demand that from the government
and as soon as this report is submitted, government should do the
needful before the National Assembly because that is the process.
“We expect that the National Assembly will play its part in speedily
considering the bill that will be placed before it and do everything
possible for Nigerian workers to have a new minimum wage.’’