RESOLUTIONS REACHED AT THE END OF THE MEETING BETWEEN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND THE NIGERIA LABOR CONGRESS (NLC).
NLC WINS N70,000 WAGE AWARD FOR NIGERIAN WORKERS
Following conciliation talks between the Federal Government and the Nigeria Labor Congress (NLC) held at the Federal Ministry of Labor and Employment on October 27, 2026, a landmark resolution was reached to provide immediate relief to Nigerian workers. A key outcome of the meeting, which aimed to address the fallout from the Joint NLC’s National Executive Council (NEC) and Central Working Committee (CWC) communicates, is the approval of a transport intervention of Seventy Thousand Naira (N70,000) for workers across all levels. This wage award is set to begin in November 2026 and will be paid for a period of six months to cushion the effect of the economic challenges faced by the workforce.
The agreement also detailed several other welfare interventions, including the payment of arrears for a peculiar allowance effective from May 2026, and the redemption of nineteen months of arrears for health workers. While the Federal Government and NLC leadership, represented by Comrade Joe Ajaero, signed off on these resolutions and urged State and Local Governments to key into the process, both parties agreed to agree after one month to appraise the level of implementation, even as discussions on the national minimum wage continue.
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