Labour leaders arrive Villa  

Leaders of the organised Labour consisting of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Commerce Union Congress of Nigeria have arrived on the Aso Rock Presidential Villa for the second leg of talks on the nationwide minimal wage.

A white State Home-registered Coaster bus conveying the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and the TUC President, Festus Osifo, and different leaders arrived on the forecourt of the Villa at 02:14 pm native time.

Per the President’s programme for the day, the 30-minute assembly was scheduled for 02:00 pm however was delayed because the guests had been nonetheless present process covid-19 exams and safety checks.

Thursday’s assembly comes precisely one week after events resolved to proceed session over the proposals for the brand new nationwide minimal wage.

President Bola Tinubu assured stakeholders that he’s not against a brand new wage however that events should discover a frequent determine that may be borne by the Federal and Sub-national Governments.

The Tripartite Committee on the brand new nationwide minimal wage just lately submitted figures to the President because the organised non-public sector and the federal government staff had supplied to pay N62,000.

Nonetheless, the organised labour insisted on N250,000.

Following the disagreement, the President had delayed sending any determine to the Nationwide Meeting by way of an Govt Invoice.

At Monday’s Federal Govt Council assembly, Tinubu had requested the Minister of Price range and Financial Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, to draft a invoice to amend the 2024 price range to accommodate a brand new minimal wage.

Particulars later…