The Federal Government has debunked rumors of President Bola Tinubu announcing a wage award to workers on Independence Day.

The clarification came from the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong.

In a statement released by the Ministry of Labour’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Mr. Olajide Oshundun, Lalong urged the public to disregard the reports.

He labeled the news as entirely false, fabricated by the reporter to align with the interests of the newspaper.

“The report, which is said to have emanated from a purported interview with the Director of Information in the ministry, claimed that a last-minute meeting has been scheduled for Tuesday between the Federal Government and Labour to avert the proposed strike,” Lalong stated.

“We wish to categorically state that the report is false and misleading as at no time did the Director of Information make such disclosure,” he emphasized.

Furthermore, he stressed that the Director of Information at the ministry does not speak on behalf of the President.