Labor rejects new minimum wage of ₦57,000, proposes new amount to Tinubu government

Google News The Labor Party has rejected a new proposal from the federal government for a minimum wage of N57,000.

naija news It reports that the amount proposed by government at a meeting of the Minimum Wage Tripartite Committee in Abuja on Wednesday was strongly rejected by labour.

Remind the government Increased offers Wednesdays from ₦54,000 to ₦57,000.

But a source familiar with the discussions at the meeting confirmed Labour had rejected the government’s latest offer. He also said demand for work had fallen from £615,000 to £497,000.

“The government offered $57,000, which Labor strongly rejected, but in the end it amounted to $497,000.” said a source cited by The Nation.

Google News ASUU rejects government’s ‘no work, no play’ policy

Meanwhile, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has insisted that it will go ahead with its strike as planned unless the federal government meets its demands within the deadline of the union’s ultimatum.

ASUU also insisted that it would not be intimidated by the government’s statement that it would adopt “no work, no pay” rules in the event of a strike.

According to the Academic Union, its members are get tired and quickly lose patience Regarding the government’s “insensitivity” to the plight of members and public universities.

This position was disclosed on Tuesday by the ASUU Lagos Zonal Coordinator, Prof. Adelaja Odukoya, when he addressed journalists at the University of Lagos (UNILAG) in the presence of all the union chapter leaders in the zone.