N70k minimum wage: NLC reacts to fuel price hike, accuses Tinubu's govt of betrayal

  • The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress has expressed regret for accepting the N70,000 minimum wage
  • At a recent event in Lagos state, Joe Ajaero lamented that the N70,000 wage has been rendered useless as petrol prices skyrocket and economic hardship persists
  • The NLC president also lamented that Tinubu betrayed organised labour by increasing fuel prices immediately after signing the new minimum wage bill into law

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of experience covering political parties and movements.

Joe Ajaero, the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), has said that the NLC will meet with the federal government led by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss how workers could survive the recent hike in the petrol pump price.