Since
November 4, 2018, Public Universities across the country have been under lock
and key as ASUU leaders insisted the ongoing strike won't be called off if the
government fails to meets their demands.
Also, labour
unions, the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC)
have been asking the government to increase the minimum wage from N18,000 to
N30,000.
The unions
have however threatened to embark on a nationwide protest on Tuesday, January
8, 2019, if the government fails to approve the recommended minimum wage.
NLC protest
in Abuja NLC protest in Abuja
Earlier, a
meeting held between the government and the union over the planned protest was
inconclusive.
Speaking to
journalists at the end of the meeting on Friday, January 4, 2019, the NLC
President, Ayuba Wabba said the meeting was inconclusive, adding that there
were still some issues that needed to be concluded when the union meets the
government again.
He said,
''We have had a social dialogue bothering on the national minimum wage, as you
are aware; and the meeting decided to adjourn and reconvene on Monday for us to
do further consultations before the issues are concluded.’’
However, the
Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige denied the NLC president's claim saying the
meeting didn't end without resolutions.
Ngige said
the Federal Government and the labour unions have made substantial progress in
their talks in terms of the transmission of the New National Minimum Wage Bill
to the National Assembly.
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