The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has clarified that the ongoing nationwide strike has not been called off, contrary to reports suggesting an agreement with the federal government.
In a statement on the social media platform X, the NLC stated, “Wrong news! We are still on strike until we get consent from our NEC meeting.”
This clarification comes after a meeting between government officials and labour leaders on Monday evening in Abuja, where the federal government agreed to pay a higher national minimum wage than its initial proposal of N60,000.
The meeting aimed to resolve the dispute over the minimum wage, which led to the NLC declaring a nationwide indefinite strike starting from June 2, 2024.
According to the resolutions reached, the President committed to establishing a national minimum wage higher than N60,000, and the Tripartite Committee will convene daily to finalize an agreeable national minimum wage.
Other resolutions were: “In recognition of the President’s commitment, the organised labour would immediately hold meetings of its organs to consider this new offer; and no worker would face victimisation as a consequence of participating in the industrial action.”
