The National Salaries Wages and Income Commission (NSWIC) has scheduled a meeting with organised labour over the ongoing nationwide strike which started on Monday.
The leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a national strike following their failure to reach an agreement with the Federal Government on a new minimum wage.
Organised labour had demanded a new minimum wage of N497,000 for Nigerian workers but after several meetings, the Federal Government proposed the sum of N60,000.
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The labour unions had also failed to reach an agreement with the government on the reversal of the recent hike in electricity tariffs, leading to a nationwide strike beginning on Monday.
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