All you need to know about Nigeria's latest Minimum Wage controversy

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The federal government and organised labour have been going back and forth over what should pass for a new minimum wage for the country.


If you haven’t been following, here’s what’s up so far….
1. On September 12, 2018, NLC issues 14-day ultimatum to the federal government to either agree with its demand for the tripartite committee deliberating on a new minimum wage to reconvene and complete its assignment.
2. Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) issues warning to say it will commence a nationwide strike on September 26, 2018 if the federal government refuses to pay a new minimum wage of N56,000.
The national minimum wage is currently pegged at N18,000 monthly.
3. State Governors begin murmuring, say how can they pay N56,000 when they have been finding it difficult paying N18,000?
4. With organised labour threatening to shut down the nation’s economy, Minister of Labour Chris Ngige promises that the tripartite committee set up to review the nation’s minimum wage, will reconvene on October 4 and continue negotiations.
5. This tripartite committee as the name implies is made up of three parties—the federal government, organised labour and the private sector.
. Meanwhile, labour unions in states like Anambra and Kogi, ask workers to comply with the directive from the national body to embark on total strike.
7. NLC declares that governors opposed to new minimum wage will lose the upcoming elections because workers will be mobilised against them.
“Majority of governors that fail to implement the minimum wage may not come back for their second term. Instead they will be voted out of office, because of lack of political will”, says Adamu Garba, Vice Chairman of the NLC in Gombe.
. On September 27, NLC warning strike begins with compliance in several states, business activities paralysed.
9. Federal government calls for emergency meeting with labour to resolve minimum wage brouhaha.
10. On September 30, NLC calls off nationwide strike.

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