Controversy: NLC did not negotiate N40,000 pay adjustment for federal workers

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it did not negotiate the N40,000 pay adjustment granted to federal workers. In a statement by Acting General Secretary Benson Upah, the congress said its role was to negotiate the 2024 national minimum wage with the government and employers. Consequential adjustments are handled by unions in each sector; in the federal public service, they are negotiated by the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council with the government.