- Organised Labour has said that the current economic challenges informed their recent decision and demand for a new minimum wage
- NLC President Joe Ajaero on Thursday, May 2, defended the minimum wage of N615,000 and noted that states can afford it if they are willing and make workers’ welfare a priority
- Ajaero maintained that the N615k living wage will keep workers alive and will not make them poorer or borrow to go to work
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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) insists the proposed N615,000 minimum wage is realistic, dismissing claims that some states cannot pay such an amount if approved.