Nigeria: Minimum Wage - NLC Set for Showdown With Governors

1 April 2013

Ado-Ekiti/Osogbo — The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday warned of an imminent industrial action to compel recalcitrant governors to implement the N18,000 minimum wage law in their states.

NLC President, Mr. Abdulwaheed Omar, during a visit to Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, said governors who were yet to implement the N18,000 minimum wage as approved by the federal government should brace up for an industrial action that would soon be embarked upon by workers.

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