You’ve up to Friday to meet our demands – Labour warns Nigerian Govt

Organised labour successful the national nationalist work has fixed a Friday deadline to the national authorities to conscionable its demands of 3 months’ outstanding wage grant and different pending allowances owed workers successful ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs.

Giving this ultimatum connected Wednesday, the enactment of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, (Trade Union Side), warned that nonaccomplishment to conscionable its Friday, February 27, 2026, deadline would compel the 8 unions successful the civilian work to instrumentality decisive action.

The unions alleged that the national authorities is deliberately withholding funds meant for workers, contempt agencies reportedly being acceptable to process payments erstwhile funds were released.

According to the unions, the wage grant dispute, which has lingered for implicit 2 years, followed the national government’s support of a N70,000 minimum wage aft the removal of substance subsidy.

The unions disclosed that portion partial payments were made aft sustained pressure, 3 months remained unpaid since July 2024, creating increasing hostility wrong the national workforce.

Addressing the substance successful a missive to the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, the national stated: “This wage grant has dragged connected for implicit 2 years present since the implementation of (N70,000) Minimum Wage Payment was approved....