Nigeria Labour Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, says Labour’s demand for a minimum wage of ₦250,000 stands firm.
Inspite of an agreement between the Federal Government and the organized private sector on ₦62,000, the labour union is steadfast in its insistence on ₦250,000.
Before submitting the new minimum wage law to the National Assembly, President Bola Tinubu expressed the need for additional time to consult with relevant stakeholders.
Ajaero while speaking with State House Correspondents on Thursday, after a meeting with President Tinubu and other labour leaders, clarified that the purpose of the meeting was to discuss rather than negotiate.
The NLC president added that the meeting would continue next week.
Following more than an hour of discussion, labour leaders informed State House correspondents that they would return to a meeting with the President next while they would also go back to brief the unions on the outcome of Thursday’s meeting.
