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Minimum wage: N70,000 no longer sustainable for workers -...
原文原文 / Original TextMinister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Thursday said the current N70,000 national minimum wage was no longer sufficient to withstand the economic pressures confronting workers and other Nigerians.
Keyamo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said the current wage was insufficient to absorb the economic shocks confronting workers, while calling for immediate upward review of wages in order to get the best out of workers.
The politician, who served as Minister of State for Labour and Employment under Late President Muhammadu Buhari, stated this in Abuja during the 2026 National Pre-Retirement Summit, organised by XEM Consultants Limited.
Daily Trust reports that workers in the public sector, had a few days ago issued September 30, 2026 ultimatum to President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government to address the worsening economic hardship being faced by workers and their dependents across the country.
The civil servants, under the auspices of Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), Trade Union Side, specifically demanded stabilisation of the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol at N500 per litre.
Speaking at the summit on Thursday, Keyamo criticised what he described as poor treatment of workers by some government agencies, particularly where workers were denied basic allowances while senior officials allegedly spent large sums on international trips.
The minister, who stressed the importance of prioritising workers’ welfare, described the human factor as central to productivity and national development, recalling that negotiations that preceded the increase in the national minimum wage from N30,000 to the current N70,000 was during his time as Labour junior minister.
“Since we came on board, when I was in labour too, there were some negotiations till 5am-6am. I was minister of state for labour then. At that time then, we started to think that we would move it to 30 something but then the President moved it to 70. Sorry, I’ll speak up for workers this time.
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来源：Daily Trust Nigeria (https://dailytrust.com/)
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发表于 2026-9-20 07:17:05