FG to begin minimum wage talks with NLC, approves N70,000 transport allowance

Tinubu urged to settle unpaid subsidy-removal relief for pensionersThe Federal Government and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have agreed to immediately constitute a Minimum Wage Negotiation Committee, while approving a N70,000 monthly transport intervention for workers for six months beginning November 2026.However, both parties have yet to resolve their disagreement over the effective date for implementing a new national minimum wage, following a conciliation meeting convened by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment in Abuja yesterday.