The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) recently requested to increase the minimum wages from the current N30,000 to N200,000 by the end of June 2023, to ease the impact of fuel subsidy removal on Nigerian workers.
Reports have surfaced indicating that the Nigerian Government is now in the process of drafting a proposed National Pay Policy, as confirmed by the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC).
The commission clarified that these discussions on the pay policy began during a training workshop held on April 4, refuting claims of recent interviews or June meetings.
According to Emmanuel Njoku, the Head of the Press Unit at the NSIWC, the drafting process is still ongoing.
This development follows emerging reports suggesting that the new administration is considering a fresh approach to determining employee remuneration, taking into account factors such as work hours and quality of performance.
The NSIWC revealed that the pay policy is one of several activities proposed by the commission, and the discussions on the proposed policy originated from a two-day training workshop organized for Salary Inspectors on April 4.
Njoku emphasized that the public should disregard any news circulating on certain media platforms, stating that the present administration has indeed designed a pay policy for workers.
He further clarified that the training workshop where the policy was discussed took place in April and not in June, as portrayed by some sections of the media. Additionally, it was not based on a recent interview with the NSIWC chairman
