NEW MINIMUM WAGE: NLC SET TO BEGIN NATIONWIDE STRIKE
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said its members will commence nationwide strike alongside civil society organisations on September 26, unless the tripartite committee completes its assignment on the new minimum wage. NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, made the declaration on Wednesday after a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting. He lamented that the federal government had failed to show seriousness in implementing the new wage. “NEC noted that this is against the principle of collective bargaining as provided in ILO…