Nigeria's Minimum Wage Debate: Labour's Demands vs Economic Realities

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Nigeria's Minimum Wage Debate: Labour's Demands vs Economic Realities


The ongoing negotiations over Nigeria’s national minimum wage have reached a critical juncture as organized labour demands N250,000 per month while the Federal Government and Organized Private Sector counter with an offer of N62,000. In this video, we examine the key points raised by Tripartite Committee Chairman Goni Aji who urged labour to…

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  1. Mr. Igbokwe as a Public Affairs Analyst you have failed in your assumed profession. There are two forms of workers in the country government workers and the privates sector workers, you cannot consider one without the other. Does it occur to you that even when the Federal Government meet with the full demands of the organized labor that may not be suitable for the private sector employers that actually drive the economy of the country. Pointing out that the Government renovated or built the Vice President house has no bearing on the salaries of the workers whatsoever. The idea of take on the Vice president house was not started by the current administration, it was one of the abandoned projects in the last administration. The Minister of FCT vowed to complete all abandoned projects in the FCT which included this project. You did not complain about the the rail system along with other roads that were completed in the FCT but your are picking on the Vice President residence. The VP House is owned by the government and not the occupant, therefore it is totally unreasonable and ignorance for Nigerians to cite it when it comes to minimum wage consideration. It is only in Nigeria that people think that it is ok for the government to set minimum wage for the country eve3n when affordability problem exist. If Mr. Igboke was an employer of Labor he will not be arguing the way he is doing. As a public analysis he should be able to understand the position of the government who has full responsibility for the well being of the workers in the country and not just the government workers. In fact there will be a lot of lay off of workers by the private sector employers if forced to accept a minimum wage they cannot afford. It is selfish for the organized labor to be inconsiderate and insensitive to other workers in the country.