The Nigeria Labour Congress has announced that the ongoing nationwide strike will persist despite a recent agreement with the Federal Government.
The strike, which has significantly impacted the nation’s economy, will continue until the NLC’s internal review meeting on Tuesday.
The NLC shared this update in a post on X, stating, “Until we hear from our organs at our meeting scheduled for today, June 4, we are still on strike.”
Following a six-hour meeting in Abuja, the Federal Government assured that President Bola Tinubu is committed to raising the minimum wage to more than N60,000. The agreement read, “The President of Nigeria, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, is committed to establishing a National Minimum Wage higher than N60,000; and the Tripartite Committee will convene daily for the next week to finalise an agreeable National Minimum Wage.”
The labour unions agreed to review this new offer in their meetings and assured that no worker would be penalized for participating in the strike.
The agreement was signed on behalf of the Federal Government by Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Hon. Nkeiruka Onyejeocha. Representing the labour unions were NLC President Joe Ajaero and Trade Union Congress President Festus Osifo.
