It is going to be a showdown between the Federal Government and the NLC as the body has concluded plans to embark on a nationwide strike.





The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has threatened to embark on has threatened a nationwide strike from May 1 next year if the federal government refused implementation of the N56,000 new national minimum wage it proposed.



He made the announcement in a statement on Wednesday by NLC President, Ayuba Wabba during a meeting in Abuja.
“The issue of minimum wage remains sacrosanct because of the fact that by law and practice, the review is due and overdue. I have said clearly that we cannot guarantee any industrial peace any longer if necessary steps are not taken by government to try to resolve this issue before the next May Day.


“This is very clear because as we said, we have sent formal notice of demand as required by law to government to try to constitute the committee.


“Essentially, the committee to dialogue and negotiate the minimum wage which is supposed to be tripartite has not been set up. If it is set up, all of you will be aware of the membership and also their terms of reference and the timeline given to them to actually dispose with this very vital issue.


“The issue is so sensitive because of the fact that a lot of our members have actually been subjected to a lot of difficulties because the purchasing power of ordinary Nigerian workers has been reduced to virtually nothing because of the inflation in the system, the free fall of the naira and to compound it with high cost of goods and services.


“More so, most workers now cannot meet up with their daily needs, they can’t pay their rents, they can’t send their children to school.
“It is even more compounded because cost of goods and services has gone up. So, side by side with the issue of fighting corruption is also for workers to be paid a decent wage that they can be able to have a meaningful living, so, this is the challenge.


“They must see reason to try to accommodate it because the fact is very obvious that it is legitimately due both in law and practice and therefore this is our approach.


“Therefore let us not mix two things, is there a resistant to say that there will be no review of minimum wage? I am not sure I have heard that because by our constant interaction, the government has through the Minister of Labour said they are also willing to review the minimum wage.


“As I said earlier, we have made a formal demand, written and therefore if there is the need to review the template, we will do that at the table but that will have to be jointly. What we have submitted is N56,000 and therefore that N56,000 is still valid,” he said..... https://etimesafrica./2016/12/27/%e2%80%8bnlc-may-likely-go-on-nationwide-strike-over-n56000-minimum-wage/#more-3651

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Such a strike would have made far more sense when oil sold for $100pb or if the effort of the striking workers contributed to their salary. We all know govt sells crude extracted by few hands to pay the majority of these striking work force . . .

May 1 2017? Why not shift it to December 2017.

A new national minimum wage is long overdue.

56k isn't feasible with our low income now, the NLC should allow our president to concentrate biko

may 1 is too far oooo, y not next month after jan 14?

Yyeske:
56k isn't feasible with our low income now, the NLC should allow our president to concentrate biko

True. But people are dying o

Yyeske:
56k isn't feasible with our low income now, the NLC should allow our president to concentrate biko

With the current purchasing power of the Naira, maintaining the minimum wage at N18000 is criminal.

See this compromised individual who acted blind throughout GEJ tenure now forming reformed saint of labour.... The idea of minimum wage is the government's idea you just want to jump on the band wagon to claim credit for it...

The current minimum wage is like tissue paper to the present economic situation.

I expect the fraudulent NLC to strike, collect bribe and close mouth as usual.

When it comes to paying politicians is feasible but for civil servants is not feasible... My dear may God forgive u

Nigeria can never get a good leader. Not a curse oh but jst imagin, minimum wage increase was one of d alternatives put forward by uncle bubu when fuel was increased to 145, now what's d d response from buharis supporters, 56k minimum wage is not feasible, allow buhari to concentrate etc. What happens to d promise made, is it dt bubu didn't say d truth?

They should give us new minimum wage rather than using huge sum of money to clear grass (SGF)

Yyeske:
56k isn't feasible with our low income now, the NLC should allow our president to concentrate biko

Sibrah:
Such a strike would have made far more sense when oil sold for $100pb or if the effort of the striking workers contributed to their salary. We all know govt sells crude extracted by few hands to pay the majority of these striking work force . . .

shut up pls

capatainrambo:
shut up pls

No meaningful message, just the usual wailing and negative emotion.

Sibrah:
No meaningful message, just the usual wailing and negative emotion.

zombie when oil was selling for $100 per barrel there was no inflation

NLC will strike because because of the purchasing power of naira has taken a nose dive. people with 18,000 can't buy a bag of rice anymore



zombie pls educate your sef

We still have NLC?

The same NLC that kept mute when petrol jumped to N145? and minimum wage refused to grow?

Na now NLC wake up?

OK oh..Good morning to NLC..