NLC demands ₦150,000 minimum wage for Lagos workers
Story by Zara Ahmed
The Lagos State Chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has demanded a new minimum wage of ₦150,000 for workers in the state, citing rising costs of living and recent wage increases in Imo and Ebonyi states.
Chairperson of the state NLC, Funmi Sesi made the demand on Thursday in response to the upward wage review by the two states.
Sesi said that Lagos workers currently earn ₦85,000 as minimum wage and deserve an upward review in line with the state’s higher cost of accommodation, transportation, feeding, and utilities.
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“The time has come for an upward review of minimum wage in Lagos. At least someone has taken the bull by the horns and opened the space,” she said.
She added that no one could blame Governor Sanwo-Olu now if he implements a higher wage for Lagos workers, stressing that they deserve a better wage and decent working conditions commensurate with the economic realities, especially in Lagos.
The State NLC boss expressed optimism that all state governments would emulate Imo and Ebonyi.
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Recall that Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State had earlier announced an increase in the minimum wage for state civil servants from ₦76,000 to ₦104,000.
In the same vein, the Ebonyi Government raised its workers’ minimum wage from ₦70,000 to ₦90,000.
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