Minimum wage: NLC, TUC mobilise CSOs, affiliates for strike

Leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) and their Trade Union Congress of Nigeria(TUC) counterparts have put the civil society allies on notice over their planned industrial action should government fail to reverse the hike in electricity tariff and conclude the minimum wage by May 31.

In a joint communique issued on Monday, leaders of the two labour unions, gave the federal government and National Electricity Regulatory Commission(NERC) till ending of May to reverse the hike.

This came as they reiterated their May 31 ultimatum for government to conclude the new minimum wage or face a national strike.

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