The National President of the National Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has criticized the federal government’s increase of civil servants’ salaries by 35%, deeming it mischievous. Ajaero emphasized that the minimum wage should not be below N615,000, advocating for what he termed a “living wage” for workers.

In an interview with Channels TV on Wednesday, Ajaero insisted that the federal government should pay workers a wage that enables them to meet their basic needs without resorting to borrowing or suffering from malnutrition. He highlighted that the President had pledged to implement a living wage, which was also legislated upon by the National Assembly.

Ajaero expressed disappointment that the government has yet to reconvene a meeting with organized labour after they submitted a report recommending a minimum wage of N615,000.

Source: Channels TV