TheStreetNewspaper don gather say the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and many federal workers dey shout say the N70,000 minimum wage wey President Bola Tinubu sign into law last year don already lose value.
According to wetin dem yan, inflation, food price wey dey fly, transport wahala, and house rent don chop the N70k dry like suya. Workers say as e dey now, dem no dey fit maintain ordinary daily survival.
President Tinubu bin sign the new minimum wage bill for July 2024, raise am from N30,000 to N70,000 for federal, state, local government and even private sector workers. But just one year later, plenty states don already waka past am.
For example:
Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma don increase workers salary go N104,000 from August 27, 2025.
Lagos State bin raise salary to N85,000 since October 2024 and promise say by 2025 e go reach N100,000.
Rivers State also approve N85,000, while Bayelsa, Niger, Enugu, and Akwa Ibom dey pay N80,000.
Ogun and Delta dey do N77,000, Benue and Osun dey pay N75,000, and Ondo don raise am to N73,000.
NLC Acting General Secretary, Benson Upah, yan say:
“The truth be say N70,000 no fit sustain workers again for this kain economy. If government no act fast, survival wahala go worse.”
The union say dem don already dey engage FG for different meetings, but na urgent action Nigerians dey wait for.
Observers dey reason say this kain pressure from workers and unions fit force government hand to call another negotiation for new national wage, since plenty states don already dey set higher standard pass wetin FG fix.
🔥 Punchline: As workers dey cry say “salary no reach to buy food”, the battle for new minimum wage fit soon set Nigeria for another big showdown between government and labour unions.
