New minimum wage: NLC asks affiliates, workers to prepare for battle ahead

…says N70,000 now poverty pay
By Victor Ahiuma-Young
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has asked its affiliates and workers across the country to prepare for serious battle for a new national minimum wage, declaring that the current N70,000 wage has become a “poverty wage” that can no longer meet the needs of Nigerian workers amid soaring living costs.
NLC President, Joe Ajaero, gave the charge Monday at the opening ceremony of the 2026 NLC Rain School held at the Workers&rsq