The Nigeria Labour Congress has dismissed the proposal of N100,000 as minimum wage by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, insisting that a realistic living wage under the current economic conditions should be as high as N1m.
The NLC spokesperson, Benson Upah, stated this in an interview with The PUNCH on Sunday.
His reaction followed comments by the NGF Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who disclosed that governors were considering a new national minimum wage of N100,000.
AbdulRazaq, speaking during the Sallah homage to President Bola Tinubu in Lagos, said governors were already engaging the Federal Government and organised labour to arrive at a wage structure that balances workers’ welfare with fiscal sustainability.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, the governor added that the proposal was informed by rising inflation, increasing living costs and the growing financial burden on Nigerian workers.
