By Damilare Adeleye
The Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded the sum of N794,000 as the new national minimum wage for workers in the South-West geopolitical zone.
This is coming amid the debate and discussion on what should be the new minimum wage considering the current economic realities.
Speaking during her presentation at the ongoing public hearing of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage in Ikeja, Lagos on Thursday, Funmi Sessi, chairperson of the Lagos State chapter of the NLC, disclosed the figure.
According to Sessi, it was what members of the union in the South-West region unanimously agreed on.
It is understood that the current minimum wage is N30,000, and it was approved by the immediate past government of Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
Recall President Bola Tinubu led government inaugurated a 37-member panel on the new minimum wage in the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja on January 30, 2024 ahead of expiration of the current minimum wage.
The NLC President earlier said that organised labour might demand up to N1 million as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers if the rising inflation remained unchecked.