NLC provides FG four-day deadline to scale back gasoline worth, assessment minimal wage

 The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued an ultimatum giving the Federal Government till October 27, 2026, to handle its key financial calls for or face a possible nationwide shutdown of financial actions.

 The announcement was made in a press release on Thursday by NLC Acting General Secretary Benson Upah following an inconclusive assembly with the Minister of Labour.

 Labour is demanding a direct discount in pump costs for petrol—which have climbed as excessive as ₦1,429 per litre, alongside an upward revision of the nationwide minimal wage from the present ₦70,000.

 Expressing frustration over the shortage of agency commitments throughout negotiations, the NLC disclosed that each one core points stay unresolved.

 In response, the union has instructed its state councils, affiliate unions, and civil society companions to provoke mobilization for potential industrial motion beginning October 27.

 “The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has given the Federal Government until October 27 to address workers’ demands, as failure will lead to a nationwide strike,” Upah acknowledged.