35% Pay Rise: NLC Insists on N615,000 Living Wage

The National Labour Congress (NLC) president, Joe Ajaero has insisted that the minimum wage should not be below N615,000.

In an interview with Channels TV, Ajaero argued that workers deserve a “living wage” that is sufficient to cover their basic needs.

His argument follows federal government’s decision to raise civil servants’ salaries by 35 per cent.

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Earlier, President Bola Tinubu approved a salary increase of 25-35 per cent for civil servants across six consolidated salary structures, including the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS) and the Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS).

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However, Ajaero claimed that the increase falls short of a living wage and called on the federal government to pay workers an amount that would keep them above the poverty line.