The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a nationwide strike over a proposed new minimum wage.
TUC’s president, Festus Osifo, announced the strike during a joint news conference with the NLC leadership in Abuja on Friday.
The nationwide strike is set to commence on Monday, June 3rd, 2024.
This decision comes in response to the failure of the government and labour unions to reach an agreement on a new minimum wage.
The decision, according to labour leaders, comes after an earlier request to the Federal Government to complete all negotiations for a new minimum wage by the end of May.
The organised labour withdrew from the negotiations and rejected two Federal Government offers, the most recent was N60,000.
Details later.
