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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared an \u201cimmediate industrial action\u201d in some states that have failed to pay the N30, 000 new national minimum wage.<\/p>\n

NLC lamented that about half the states in the country were yet to conclude negotiations on payment of the minimum wage.<\/p>\n

The Congress\u2019s directive was contained in a communiqu\u00e9 issued at the end of the National Executive Council, NEC, and was jointly signed by the NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba and General Secretary, Mr Emma Ugboaja.<\/p>\n

NLC insisted that the refusal of states to pay the minimum wage was an act of criminality, and a betrayal of their oath of office.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NEC also resolved to view the refusal to pay the new national minimum wage by state governments as demanded by the law as an act of criminality, betrayal of the oath of office sworn by state chief executives and a dangerous adventure in anarchy.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe NEC-in-Session directed all states where the national minimum wage of N30,000 is yet to be paid to immediately proceed on industrial action,\u201d it said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has declared an \u201cimmediate industrial action\u201d in some states that have failed to pay the N30, 000 new national minimum wage. NLC lamented that about half the states in the country were yet to conclude negotiations on payment of the minimum wage. 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