President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has acknowledged Workers’ contributions to national development.
He said their welfare would always be accorded priority as the “engine of our economy.”
President Tinubu celebrated the workers’ contributions to national productivity and devegʻlopment as they joined their counterparts across the globe to mark May Day.
Two Labour leaders – Joe Ajaero (NLC) and Festus Osifo (TUC) – on behalf of the Organised Labour, presented a 20-point demand to President Tinubu, who was represented by the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Dingyadi
The minister who read the President’s address acknowledged the vital role workers play in sustaining the nation’s progress and promised to defend their welfare.
Following the removal of petrol subsidy and the attendant cost-of-living crisis, the government increased the minimum wage by 100 per cent from N35,000 to N70,000.
Many states, such as Rivers and Lagos, pay N85,000; others pay above N70,000
