By Our Correspondent<\/p>\n
The meeting between the federal government and organised labour, convened at the ministry of labour in Abuja, over high price of petroleum products, minimum wage negotiation, implementation of tax relief and others, has ended in a deadlock.<\/p>\n
Labour presented its demands in good faith; including a reduction in petrol prices to 2024 levels, renegotiation of the national minimum wage, implementation of the agreed tax relief, the JOHESU terms of settlement, and the JPSNC demands on peculiar allowance, wage award and hazard allowance.<\/p>\n
in a statement signed by the Acting General Secretary of NLC, Benson Upah at the end of the meeting, the organised labour said, the government delegation came unprepared and without the necessary mandates to engage substantively on the issues. <\/p>\n
The statement said: “No concrete commitments were secured, and the outstanding issues remain unresolved.<\/p>\n
“The Honourable Minister requested for adjournment of the meeting to Tuesday, 27th October 2026, to allow the government to make adequate arrangements for a productive session including assembling all the relevant ministers and Heads of Departments and Agencies. <\/p>\n
“NLC remains committed to dialogue, but we will not accept indefinite delay. We will report back to our organs, and if no meaningful progress is made on Tuesday, the relevant organs of the NLC will decide the next line of action.<\/p>\n
“We call on Nigerian workers and the general public to remain calm and resolute. Organised Labour will be attending the next meeting believing that government will deliver on each of the workers\u2019 demands. <\/p>\n
“We assure all that we shall continue to pursue the interests of workers and the masses through every legitimate means available.<\/p>\n
“However, we urge all affiliates of NLC; all state councils and our civil society allies to be at alert and start mobilizing for a possible action across the nation while we hope that the tenets of our demands are met by the government”.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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