Nigeria: NLC - Cut Lawmakers' Emoluments for New Minimum Wage

29 December 2016

Akure — The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday demanded downward review of emoluments of members of the state and national assemblies as well as other public office holders to enable the government meet the implementation of new minimum wage for workers in the country in 2017.

The umbrella body of the Nigerian workers also called for the provision of incentives to make agriculture attractive to young graduates in the country as one of the ways to stem the rising rate of unemployment.

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