The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union have called an emergency meeting to address the Federal Executive decision to defer the memo on the minimum wage.
The meeting is scheduled to take place today at the NLC headquarters, Labour House, Abuja.
The union leaders aim to decide on the FEC’s move to step down the minimum wage memo. According to the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, all 39 agenda items were discussed except for the minimum wage memo.
A report from the Tripartite Committee, which includes the NLC, TUC, local governments, states, and the federal government, was submitted, but no decision was made due to the involvement of multiple stakeholders. The memo was deferred to allow President Bola Tinubu to conduct broader consultations before presenting it to the National Assembly.
The outcome of the labour unions’ decision will be communicated after their leadership meets with the President, following his invitation.
