Organised Labour, which includes the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress, has paused its strike for five days, according to an NLC leader in Abuja.
The Centres are anticipated to release a statement shortly before the start of negotiations with the government.
Following a six-hour meeting with the leadership of organised labour in Abuja, the Federal Government expressed President Bola Tinubu’s commitment to increase the N60,000 minimum salary.
The agreement stated, “The President of Nigeria, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, is committed to establishing a National Minimum Wage higher than N60,000; and the Tripartite Committee will convene daily for the next week to finalise an agreeable National Minimum Wage.”
The organised labour also agreed to “immediately hold meetings of its organs to consider this new offer, and no worker would face victimisation as a consequence of participating in the industrial action.”
These resolutions were signed on behalf of the Federal Government by Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, and Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha.