Why do workers in Nigeria feel so strongly about raising the minimum wage?
Unions called a general strike which brought the country to a standstill but it was called off after the government agreed to a new national minimum wage
Last week Nigeria’s labour unions suspended a general strike, that caused widespread disruption across the country, for one week.
Unions were demanding an increase in the national monthly minimum wage to help workers cope with the rising cost of living. The strike ended after the government agreed to a new national minimum wage. The government also said it will meet with the unions' representatives every day for a week for talks.
In today’s Africa Daily Noni Muchiri speaks to the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ’s Nkechi Ogbonna in Lagos about the union’s demands, the government’s response and the financial hardship facing many workers in Nigeria.
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