Borno workers demand new wage in LGs, pension review
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kano State, yesterday, kept mute on pay raise for workers, as the Federal Government announced 35 per cent increase in the minimum wage.
Its Kwara State counterpart was disappointed, as the governor was also silent on the expected new wage. The NLC in Borno State demanded the implementation of a minimum wage down to the 27 local councils and a review of pensions.
Before the announcement of the N70,000 minimum wage, which is expected to take effect from January 1, 2024, NLC directed its state branches to engage and negotiate new wages with state governments.
Addressing workers at the Kofar-Mata Sani Abacha Stadium, on 2024 Workers’ Day, the NLC chairman in the state, Kabiru Inuwa, instead demanded, from the government, urgent settlement of N75 billion unremitted pension contributions.
Inuwa worried that the…
Source: Guardian Newspaper
