New minimum wage may kick off in April, NLC president, Ajaero hints

The National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, on Thursday, revealed that the negotiation for a new minimum wage between the federal government and the organised labour will be finalised before March this year.

Ajaero who made the revelation while speaking with reporters, noted that the existing minimum wage expires by March, hinting that a new wage proposal may be implemented the following month.

He said, “The Federal Government had through a letter asked the organised labour to release our names to the new minimum wage committee to be constituted.