NLC GIVES DEFAULTERS TILL MARCH TO IMPLEMENT MINIMUM WAGE

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has stated that stringent measures are in place to ensure that states and employers implement the national minimum wage and the consequential adjustment before the end of March.

Mr Mohammed Ibrahim, President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) expressed this at its one-day National Leadership Retreat organised for the union’s National Administrative Committee Members in Abuja.

During the retreat themed,” Leadership Challenges amongst Activists,” Ibrahim, who is also the National Internal Auditor of the NLC, mentioned that the measures were imperative due to the continuous delay by states and institutions to manipulate wage payments.

According to him, one of the issues in the implementation of the minimum wage is that of insincerity.

“The national minimum wage has been signed into law, and payments should have commenced nationwide, he stated.