It also argued that the N494,000 national minimum wage being demanded by the organised labour is unsustainable as the wage bill cumulatively amounts to the sum of N9.5 trillion, which is capable of destabilising the economy and jeopardising the welfare of over 200 million Nigerians.
NLC and TUC said they have commenced mobilisation of all their affiliates nationwide to shut down the country as from midnight on Sunday.