Workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and five states—Cross River, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Kaduna, and Zamfara—are set to begin an indefinite strike today over the failure of state authorities to implement the agreed N70,000 minimum wage.
Despite ongoing negotiations between state governments and labor leaders, various chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have declared their readiness to proceed with industrial action.
The FCT NLC Council issued a directive on Saturday for workers in its six area councils to strike indefinitely. Similarly, Nasarawa’s NLC Chairman, Ismaila Okoh, stated that while the state government agreed to pay N70,500, no formal documentation had been finalized.
In Kaduna, Governor Uba Sani’s administration claims to have implemented a higher minimum wage of N72,000 but faces criticism from labor groups over unresolved issues regarding consequential salary adjustments.
Ebonyi and Zamfara states also face backlash from workers for not formalizing minimum wage payments, while Cross River reportedly reached a late-night agreement to implement the wage, raising uncertainty about strike action.
The strike follows a national directive from the NLC to workers in 14 states and the FCT, emphasizing mounting dissatisfaction with delays in wage implementation amid rising economic challenges.
