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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliated unions have embarked on a nationwide protest against the bill seeking to move the national minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list to the concurrent list.

The bill which was sponsored by Garba Datti, lawmaker representing Sabon Gari federal constituency, has passed first and second reading in the house of representatives.

The bill seeks to decentralize the payment of minimum wage to workers in the country to allow states to pay according to their financial capacity.

Ayuba Wabba, NLC president who expressed labour’s opposition to the bill, said workers will not allow “hard fought rights which are global standards to be bastardized by opportunistic and narrow minded politicians”.

Source: Cable.

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The Federal Government has resumed its meeting with the organised Labour over the issues of increases in the pump price of petrol and electricity tariff hike.

The meeting had been adjourned in December last year, with hopes that it will be reconvened earlier in 2021. At the opening of the meeting, Minister of Labour, Dr NGIGE said the Government’s side of the bargain has received reports from the committee set up to look into some of the demands of the labour movements.

Similarly, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, BOSS MUSTAPHA also noted that the committees set up last year will be presenting their findings during the meeting.

The SGF also assured the labour leaders that the government is ready to implement the overall agreement that will be reached at the end of the day so that industrial actions will be minimized.

Source: Channels.