BREAKING: NLC declares nationwide strike amid hardship in Nigeria

NLC has declared a nationwide strike amid hardship in Nigeria.

TopNaija News reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), led by Joe Ajaero, has directed its members in states that have yet to implement the new minimum wage to commence an indefinite strike beginning on December 1, 2024.

This online news platform understands that the directive by the NLC is part of its resolutions after its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting at the weekend.

The NEC notes with deep frustration the persistent delay and outright refusal by some state governments to implement the 2024 National Minimum Wage Act. This betrayal by certain governors and government officials across the country flies in the face of both legality and morality, as workers continue to be denied their rightful wages amidst rising economic hardship. It is a blatant disregard for the law and the lives of millions of Nigerian workers, who are being exploited by the very leaders sworn to protect them.

“The NEC therefore resolves to set up a National Minimum Wage Implementation Committee that will among others commence a nationwide assessment, mobilization, and sensitization campaign, educating workers and citizens on the need to resist this assault on their dignity and rights. Furthermore, the NLC shall initiate a series of industrial actions in all non-compliant states and shall not relent until the minimum wage is fully implemented across Nigeria.

To this end, all state Councils where the National Minimum Wage has not been fully implemented by the last day of November 2024 have been directed to proceed on strike beginning from the 1st day of December 2024. Nigerian workers demand justice, and justice they shall have,” the NLC communique read in part.