The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Lagos State chapter, has demanded a new minimum wage of N150,000 for workers in the state. This comes days after both Imo and Ebonyi States announced a new minimum wage for their state workers.
Lagos NLC cited rising cost of living and recent wage increases in Imo and Ebonyi States as reasons for the new wage increase demand. Chairperson of the state NLC, Funmi Sesi made the demand on Thursday in response to the upward wage review by the two states.
Sesi said that Lagos workers currently earn N85,000 as minimum wage and deserve an upward review in line with the state’s higher cost of accommodation, transportation, feeding, and utilities.
“The time has come for an upward review of minimum wage in Lagos. At least someone has taken the bull by the horns and opened the space,” she said.
She added that no one could blame Governor Sanwo-Olu now if he implements a higher wage for Lagos workers, stressing that they deserve a better wage and decent working conditions commensurate with the economic realities, especially in Lagos.
The State NLC boss expressed optimism that all state governments would emulate Imo and Ebonyi.
NewsBits reports that Imo State Government earlier in the week announced N104,000 minimum wage for the state workers. Days later, the Ebonyi State government also did an upward review of the minimum wage to N90,000.
