Ajaero to Tinubu: Approve N615,000 living wage not mischievous 35% salary increase

The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress , Joe Ajaero, has rejected the planned 25-35% salary increase for civil servants in the country.

A spokesperson for the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission , Emmanuel Njoku, on Tuesday, had said the increment takes effect from January 1st, 2024. “The Federal Government through the National Assembly legislated on it. But we saw that the discussion entered voice mail because the Federal Government refused to reconvene the meeting that was adjourned.

He said the current minimum wage of N30,000 can no longer cater for the wellbeing of an average Nigerian worker, lamenting that not all governors are paying the current wage award which expired in April, five years after the Minimum Wage Act of 2019 was signed by former President Muhammadu Buhari. The Act is to be reviewed every five years to meet up with contemporary economic demands of workers.

“Let me give you a breakdown of how we arrived at that figure. We have housing and accommodation of N40,000. We asked for electricity of N20,000 — of course that was before the current tariff increase. Nobody can spend this amount currently. We have utility that is about N10,000. We looked at kerosene and gas that is about N25,000 to N35,000.

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