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Organized labour and the Federal Government, on Thursday finally reached an agreement on the percentage increase on the consequential adjustment in workers\u2019 salaries, as a result of the new minimum wage of N30,000.<\/p>\n

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo<\/a>, disclosed this on this Twitter page.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter some delicate negotiations (with both ministers as conciliators), the government and labour have finally reached an agreement on the consequential adjustment of other wages following the implementation of the enhanced minimum wage of N30,000. We are working on the communiqu\u00e9,\u201d he tweeted.<\/p>\n

The President of the Trade Union Congress, Quadri Olaleye and the Secretary General, Musa-Lawal Ozigi, confirmed the peace pact in a statement.<\/p>\n

It read, \u201cWe commend the Head of Service of the Federation, Dr Folashade Yemi-Esan, and her team for their sincerity.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough, they argued that the government could not afford to meet our earlier demand of N30,000 minimum wage across board because of the economic situation in the country, we made them understand that some people could not be more Nigerian than others.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf we are tightening our belts, government should also do so.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Organized labour and the Federal Government, on Thursday finally reached an agreement on the percentage increase on the consequential adjustment in workers\u2019 salaries, as a result of the new minimum wage of N30,000. 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