NLC Supports Civil Servants' ₦500,000 Wage Demand
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has endorsed the demands of civil servants for a new national minimum wage of ₦500,000 and a reduction in petrol prices to ₦500 per litre. This request was communicated in a letter to President Bola Tinubu, signed by Olowoyo Gbenga, National Secretary of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC — Trade Union Side).
The organized labor urged the Federal Government to form a committee to negotiate the new minimum wage ahead of January 2027. Labor leaders described the demands as realistic, emphasizing that recent fuel price increases to ₦1,430 per litre have exacerbated the cost-of-living crisis.
The JNPSNC, which represents various public sector unions, has set a deadline of September 30, 2026, for the government to respond to their demands. They criticized temporary food distribution programs as inadequate and called for sustainable interventions, arguing that lowering petrol prices would alleviate economic pressures by reducing transportation and food production costs.
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