NLC demands N794,000 minimum wage for workers in South West

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has put forth a demand for a N794,000 minimum wage for workers in the South West geopolitical zone.

Funmi Sessi, the chairperson of the Lagos State chapter of the NLC, presented this demand during the ongoing public hearing of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage in Ikeja, Lagos.

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Sessi emphasized that the demand was collectively agreed upon by all members of the union in the South West region.

The initiative for the new minimum wage was inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, who convened a 37-member panel on January 30, 2024, in the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja.