The conclusion of the meeting has sparked mixed reactions across Nigeria. While the agreement on the new wage marks a step forward, the substantial difference in the proposals highlights the persistent difficulties in balancing economic realities with the welfare of the workforce.
The conclusion of the meeting is likely to elicit mixed reactions from the Nigerian populace. While the agreement marks a step forward, the significant difference between the proposed wages from the government and organized labour.
This bold proposal comes at a time when discussions around the need for a revised minimum wage are intensifying across Nigeria.
The committee also had as some of its members, representatives of organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress
“Reform may be painful, but it is what greatness and the future require. We now carry the costs of reaching a future Nigeria where the abundance and fruits of the nation are fairly shared among all, not hoarded by a select and greedy few; a Nigeria where hunger, poverty, and hardship are pushed into the shadows of an ever-fading past.” Tinubu.
He said, “In the wake of fuel subsidy removal by the Federal Government, fuel prices have increased astronomically leading to a rise in prices of goods and services and overall cost of living.
