State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have decried the condition of the Nigerian worker and called for the urgent review of the N70,000 minimum wage as the country celebrates the 2025 May Day today.
This comes just as Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, said the legislative and executive arms of government would not “shirk their responsibility to work together” to address workers’ concerns and create opportunities for growth and prosperity. However, organised labour leaders across the country said workers were worse off since the emergence of President Bola Tinubu, despite his assurances that he would not only pay the workers a minimum wage but “a living wage.”
The labour leaders, in separate interviews with newsmen, said the Nigerian worker had been crippled by the high cost of prices and soaring inflation, which they added, made the N70,000 minimum wage inconsequential.
Meanwhile, Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, commended Nigerian workers for their productivity, diligence, commitment to duty and resilience even in the face of socio-economic challenges pledging that under the current Tinubu administration and his leadership of the 10th National Assembly no Nigerian worker would be victimised in the course of his duty.
Akpabio, who disclosed this in a statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Eseme Eyiboh, also acknowledged the hard work and dedication of Nigerian workers, noting that they had always prioritised the nation above other considerations.
