By Ebedi Deborah
The Nigeria Labour Congress has given a deadline of December 1st, 2024 to state governments that are yet to implement the new minimum wage policy.
NLC threatens to begin an indefinite strike on December 1st, 2024 in state councils where the new minimum wage policy is yet to be implemented.
After series of NLC protest and strike, President Bola Tinubu finally approved an increase in the minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000 in July 2024.
Although, the implementation has been adopted in some states while some state are yet to implement the new minimum wage policy.
Some of the states agreed to the federal government mandate on the N70,000 minimum wage while some states further increased their minimums wage amount.
According to a communique released on Sunday, 10th November 2024, after the NLC’s National Executive Council meeting, the NEC, therefore, resolves to set up a National Minimum Wage Implementation Committee that will, among others, commence a nationwide assessment, mobilisation and sensitisation campaign, educating workers and citizens on the need to resist this assault on their dignity and rights.
Furthermore, the NLC shall initiate a series of industrial actions in all non-complaint states and shall not relent until the minimum wage is fully implemented across Nigeria.
To this end, all state councils where the national minimum wage has not been fully implemented by the last day of November 2024 have been directed to proceed on strike beginning from the first day of December, 2024.
Nigerian workers demand justice, and justice they shall have,” as stated in the communique.
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