May Day: NLC plans protests against states not paying minimum wage

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The Nigeria Labour Congress, the country’s biggest Labour union, on Friday directed workers in states that have not fully implemented the 2024 National Minimum Wage Act to observe May Day 2026 on the streets, suspending all indoor or official celebrations.

PUNCH Online reports that President Bola Tinubu signed Nigeria’s new minimum wage bill into law on July 29, 2024, raising it from N30,000 to N70,000.

This amendment to the Minimum Wage Act of 2019 followed negotiations between the government, labour unions, and the private sector.

May Day, also known as International Workers’ Day, is celebrated every year on May 1 to honour workers and labour movements worldwide. Punch