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workers, saying that "A happy worker is a productive worker. And society depends on the productivity of the happy worker." After Ajaero and Osifo both praised the government for upholding financial autonomy for local governments, Ajaero insisted on the need for a national minimum wage increase due to rising levels of inflation. The meeting ultimately adjourned without a settlement, with a subsequent meeting being set for the following week. Ajaero described the meeting not as a negotiation, but a "discussion on current economic realities". While continuing to maintain their demand for ₦250,000 minimum wage, the NLC and TUC expressed optimism that the Tinubu government would offer a substantial increase to the proposed offer of ₦62,000. Minister of Information
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called an emergency meeting to discuss further action. The NLC criticised the government's delay, which is said "creates room for injurious speculation". On 29 June, the NLC and TUC rejected a bid by state governors to take over negotiations and independently set minimum wages at the state level, which the NLC described as an "unfriendly and anti-worker" proposal; the unions continued to insist on a national minimum wage increase.
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On 25 June 2024, minimum wage proposals were delayed while the federal government continued its consultation with state governors and employers' associations. The TUC appealed for the government to expedite the process of introducing the new minimum wage law. In response to the delay, the TUC and NLC
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On Tuesday 4 June 2024, the NLC and TUC announced that they were suspending the general strike for a week, after the government signalled its willingness to raise the minimum wage higher than their previous proposal of ₦60,000. As union leaders and the federal government met for talks on the proposed
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The country's national grid and its airports were shut down on 3 June 2024, as were banks, hospitals and schools. The government responded by denouncing the unions' demands as "unreasonable" and declaring the strike to be illegal. The following day, the NLC and TUC suspended the strike, pending talks
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on Thursday 11 July. Before meeting with the unions, the government agreed with representatives of the private sector on a ₦62,000 minimum wage, well below the unions' demands. In his address to Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo, Tinubu emphasised that his government's priority was the welfare of Nigerian
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Following the second meeting between the unions and the federal government on 18 July 2024, the NLC and TUC agreed to a settlement with the federal government on a new minimum wage reform: the national minimum wage was to be set at ₦70,000, further minimum wage reviews will take place every 3 years
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said that they would not resume the strike until they heard President Tinubu's decision. Ajaero said he was hopeful that "this President will do the right thing". The NLC outlined that the two union centres would consider any proposal made by Tinubu to the National Assembly, ruling out an immediate
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During the negotiations, the NLC significantly lowered their demanded minimum wage from ₦494,000 to ₦250,000. Following a week of negotiations, on 10 June 2024, the NLC announced that it would reject any proposal for raising the minimum wage to ₦62,000 and even to ₦100,000, which it described as a
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Following a series of meetings with the government, on 18 July 2024, the NLC and TUC agreed to an increased minimum wage of ₦70,000, subject to a minimum wage review every three years, with the federal government also pledging to increase investment in transportation infrastructure and renewable
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The strike has been met with mixed reactions from the Nigerian public, with some expressing support for its aims of raising the minimum wage, while others worried that its targetting of public infrastructure would harm average Nigerians. According to the
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reporting that it would be ready by Tuesday 23 July 2024. Ajaero expressed mixed feelings about the settlement, but stated that he had agreed to it due to the state of the Nigerian economy, incentivised by the offer of a triennial minimum wage review.
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reiterated the union's demands for a higher wage, stating that the union would not settle for any less than ₦250,000, which they "considered enough concession to the government". The following day, when the union's deadline passed, NLC president
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On 25 June 2024, 1,800 petrol stations were shut down in northeastern Nigeria, after the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) began a strike in protest against an anti-smuggling operation by the
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criticised the strike actions as "ineffective", arguing that a minimum wage rise only represented a temporary solution and that a lasting solution to the country's economic issues required structural reforms such as
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On Monday 3 June, union workers in the electricity and airline industries stopped work, resulting in the complete shut down of the national grid and air travel throughout the country. According to the
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with the government over raising the minimum wage. Weeks of discussions and negotiations subsequently took place, during which the unions reduced their demanded minimum wage increase to ₦250,000.
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In July 2024, the federal government began pushing for a final settlement to the minimum wage talks, with President Bola Tinubu inviting representatives of the NLC and TUC to meet him in
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would be held until their demands were met. The unions demanded an increase in the monthly minimum wage from ₦30,000 to ₦494,000. The NLC stated that its aims were to establish a "
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and the federal government would invest further in transportation infrastructure and renewable energy. A bill to raise the minimum wage was sent to the National Assembly, with
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commended the unions for suspending the strike ahead of negotiations and, holding the federal government responsible for a lack of action on the minimum wage, called on it to
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rejected the strikers' demands for higher wages, denounced NLC leader Joe Ajaero as an "economic saboteur" and accused him of trying "to please his master,
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After talks between unions and the government to raise the minimum wage collapsed, on Friday 31 May 2024, the NLC and TUC declared that an indefinite
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blamed harassment of petrol workers by the NCS for the strike, which he said would continue until the NCS ceased its operations against them. The
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said that he would not settle for less than ₦100,000, although he worried that even that would not be enough as inflation continued.
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The Nigerian government has claimed that the unions' demands would "cripple economy" and cause job losses. Presidential spokesperson
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clarified that the meeting had also included discussions of regular minimum wage reviews, to take place every 2 or 3 years.
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said that the strike would resume the following week, if the government failed to come to an agreement with the unions. The
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expressed mixed feelings about the settlement, but remained optimistic about the new triennial review period.
1408: 351: 354:, said it would hold off from recalling its workers while it waited to see the results of the negotiations. 956: 564: 389: 307:". They also demanded the reversal of the government's electricity tariff hike, which had caused a rising 895:"'We Won't Negotiate Starvation Wage' — Labour Discloses As Seven-Day Strike Suspension Elapses Tomorrow" 322: 1218: 537: 1832: 1445:"After Meeting Labour Leaders, Tinubu Says Nigerian Workers Deserve Improved Welfare, Better Wages" 397: 264: 204: 111: 648:"Nigeria plunged into darkness as union workers shut down national grid in minimum wage protest" 1223: 405: 864:"Nigeria's Minimum Wage Impasse: Crucial Talks Continue Amid Threats of Renewed Strike Action" 468: 422: 260: 216: 133: 50: 1118:
Adepegba, Adelani; Tolu-Kolawole, Deborah; Aina, Damilola; Angbulu, Stephen (26 June 2024).
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in 2023, his government has carried out a number of economic reforms that have resulted in
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responded that systems had been established to prevent disruption to oil production.
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Elumoye, Deji; Ekeghe, Nume; Onwuamaeze, Dike; Sorondinki, Ahmad (19 July 2024).
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and have no union representation. Speaking to the BBC, one information worker in
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Striking workers also cut the electricity and water supplies to the
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Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions
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return to strike action, which it considered to be a last resort.
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Federal government pledges increased investment in infrastructure.
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rising to its highest rate in almost three decades, exacerbating
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Unions and federal government agree on a ₦70,000 minimum wage;
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reported a reduction in vehicle traffic during the strike.
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AhiumaYoung, Victor; Agbakwuru, Johnbosco (26 June 2024).
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Akasike, Chukwudi; Adediran, Olufemi (29 June 2024).
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