The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sounded a warning to state governments and employers of labour, vowing to take decisive action against those who fail to implement the N70,000 national minimum wage and corresponding salary adjustments by the end of the first quarter of 2025.
Mohammed Ibrahim, President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities and National Internal Auditor of the NLC, issued the warning during the association’s National Leadership Retreat in Abuja. He criticized the insincerity of some state governments and employers, accusing them of treating the wage increase as merely an “award” without proper implementation.
Ibrahim noted that the NLC’s intervention had already forced some state governments to rush into agreements, but many of these agreements have not been implemented. He assured Nigerian workers that the NLC would continue to fight for full compliance, emphasizing that state governments and institutions delaying or manipulating wage payments would face serious consequences.
