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NLC Proposes N709,000 Monthly As New Minimum Wage


The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has proposed the sum of N709,000 monthly as new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.

Chairman of NLC, FCT Chapter, Dr Stephen Knabayi made the submission at the North Central Zonal Public Hearing, organised by the Tripartite Committee on the National Minimum Wage on Thursday in Abuja.

News Rider reports that Vice President, Kashim Shettima had on January 30 inaugurated a 37-member panel on the new minimum wage in Abuja.

The committee scheduled March 7 for public hearing in all the six geo-political zones on issues bordering on the new wage. 

Knabayi stated that NLC considered the present economic conditions in the country before arriving at the figure.

He was optimistic that the proposed wage would reduce the effect of economic challenges and ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians.

“We have a common position. This position considered the current economic plight in the country.

“We have the submission that N709,000 per month should be the minimum wage for workers in the country.

“We believe that Nigeria has what it takes, the leadership should commit themselves to getting this money paid and for us to have better treatment for the working people of Nigeria,” Knabayi added. 

In its submission, the FCT chapter of Trade Union Congress (TUC) also proposed N447,000 as the new minimum wage. 

Mr Amaege Chukwudi, who represented the  TUC chapter stated that the new wage when implemented, would provide Nigerian workers a minimum level of comfort and enable them to cope with the current level of economic hardship that converted majority of them to beggars.

He expected the new wage to cut across the three tiers of government, just as he appealed for policy reform that would guarantee massive food supply in the country.

Chukwudi enjoined the Federal Government to provide buses to ease movement of workers, fix the refineries and ensure stable electricity supply. 

A representative of Medical and Dental Consultant Association of Nigeria, Prof. Mohammad Mohammed pegged the minimum wage for workers at N440,333.33.

To this end, he pleaded that a consequential adjustment should be included in the approved minimum wage for workers.

Representatives of the Forum of Retired Directors of Federal Civil Service proposed N70,000 minimum wage for workers at the hearing. 

They requested for a review of pension allowance as stipulated in Nigerian law.

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