The Nigeria Labour Congress demanded a new national minimum wage of N794,000 for workers in the South West geopolitical zone.
This demand was presented by Funmi Sessi, the chairperson of the Lagos State chapter of the NLC, during a public hearing of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage in Ikeja, Lagos.
Sessi mentioned that this demand was agreed upon by all members of the union in the South West.
The panel on the new minimum wage was inaugurated by President Bola Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, in Abuja on January 30, 2024.
