The Nation Newspaper May Day: Workers await new minimum wage
As workers join their counterparts globally to mark the International Workers’ Day, known as May Day, the minimum wage increase, among others, will top wishes of the workers.Workers are gearing up for the May Day celebrations with high expectations, particularly on the long-awaited increase in the national minimum wage.
Negotiations between organised labour and the government on the minimum wage and other relief measures will also be watched in the coming days. He said several incidents of attacks and looting of warehouses and food trucks had been reported in many cities against the backdrop of the hardship and the cost of living crisis.
He urged the Federal Government to remove impediments on healthcare workers’ paths to migrating to greener pastures. He noted that the government must resist the urge to make Nigeria a one-party state, adding that such would have dire consequences for the country. He recommended a further clamping down on currency speculators, especially those online, who they say have made remittances from abroad drop.
“This confluence of factors inflicts hardship on countless Nigerians, intensifying poverty, exclusion, and inequality. “At present, the purchasing power is weak in the country. It is also expected that a new minimum wage will be announced on that day. Workers are looking forward to that. Also, we expect that the government finally use the opportunity to launch the CNG buses which it promised over a year ago. These are our expectations.”, a civil servant in Lagos, Mr Tola Oni, urged the Federal Government to consider salary adjustment and welfare improvement in the year.
She noted that opportunities must be created to enhance the skills and capabilities of civil servants and ensure that they were well-equipped. He added: “Our expectations include increased government investment in improving and expanding technology infrastructure, such as broadband connectivity to support the growth of our digital economy.
He said: “My expectations from the Federal Government revolve around fostering inclusive and sustainable development.
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