The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has reaffirmed that the deadline of December 1 for all states to implement the new minimum wage is still in effect.
President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law on July 29, 2024, which raised the minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000.
The NLC announced November 30 as the deadline for all state governments to comply with the new minimum wage for their workers, threatening an indefinite strike for states that fail to meet the deadline.
While many states have agreed to the new minimum wage, some like Zamfara, Sokoto, Cross Rivers, and Nasarawa are yet to reach an agreement.
NLC spokesman, Benson Upah, while speaking on the deadline, said nothing has changed as per the directive despite the majority of the states implementing the new minimum wage.
“Majority is not everybody. All states must heed the union’s directive or we’ll carry out our threats,” he said.
