This was one of the resolutions reached at the meeting between the federal government and organised labour, which included the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC)
The labour leader and government representatives met in Abuja on Monday, June 3, to address the rising issue of the national minimum wage following a nationwide strike by the unions. The meeting was held at the office of the secretary to the government of the federation on Monday evening to find a solution to the differences between the government and the people and bring an end to the industrial action that has crippled various sectors of the country
The President of Nigeria, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, committed to establishing a National Minimum Wage higher than N60,000, and the Tripartite Committee will convene daily for the next week to finalise an agreeable National Minimum Wage.”
Minister of information and national orientation, Mohammed Idris, and his counterpart in the ministry of state for Labour, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, signed the resolution on behalf of the federal government.
Joe Ajaero, the president of the NLC and his counterpart in the TUC, Festus Osifo, represented the organised labour.
