On Sunday, the Abia State chapter of the Organised Labour issued a stern warning to the state government: if the Memorandum of Understanding reached at their recent meeting is not implemented by July 28, 2024, the union will proceed with an indefinite strike without further notice.The union previously threatened a strike on June 8, 2024, due to the state government's failure to engage in dialogue over the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage and the N35,000 palliativ...

Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has tackled the suggestion by the southern governors that they should be allowed to determine the wages of their workers, saying among others, it not only dictatorial, but against the concept of the minimum wage.NLC in a statement, warned the state governors against further inflammatory statements concerning the minimum wage to avoid provoking industrial unrest.In the statement by Mr Benson Upah, NLC’s Head Information and Public Affai...

Governor Charles Soludo has issued a stern warning that implementing an unsustainable wage increase could lead to significant job losses and exacerbate economic challenges in Nigeria.Speaking at The Platform Nigeria, an event organized by the Lagos-based Covenant Nation to commemorate Democracy Day 2024, Soludo emphasized that not all state governments and the Organised Private Sector can afford the proposed N62,000 by the Federal Government or the N250,000 demanded...