Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress’s president, Festus Osifoh, and General Secretary, Nuhu Toro, made a 19-point demand, including that state governors’ representatives sign the communiqu\u00e9 and that all governors commit to implementing the new minimum wage of #200,000.<\/p>\n
TUC also demanded a tax holiday for government and private sector workers earning less than N200,000 or $500 per month, whichever is higher.<\/p>\n
TUC demanded “PMS Allowance” for people earning between N200,000 and N500,000 or $500 and $1,200, whichever is higher.<\/p>\n
“The exchange rate for selling PMS in the country must be kept within a limit of +\/-2 percent for the next 10 years where the volatility is more than two percent, the minimum salary will automatically increase at the same amount.<\/p>\n
“Creating an intervention fund where the government pays N10 per litre on all locally consumed PMS.”<\/p>\n
The intervention fund was intended to address long-standing national crises in education, health, and housing, according to TUC.<\/p>\n
Labour, civil society, and government will coordinate implementation, the union said.<\/p>\n
It also requested that the federal government offer mass transit vehicles for all demographics and that state governments immediately establish subsidised transport systems to relieve workers and students.<\/p>\n
TUC demanded rapid reform of the National Health Insurance Scheme to include more Nigerians and avert drug shortages.<\/p>\n
It advised the government to visit rehabilitated refineries to assess progress and establish a deadline.<\/p>\n
The labour centre advised the president to order the incoming labour minister to quickly form the National Labour Advisory Council (NLAC). Using the government’s projected $800 million World Bank loan, it suggested food subsidies.<\/p>\n
TUC recommends opening the National Housing Fund (NHF) to actual workers and discussing the framework.<\/p>\n
TUC medium-term demands included nationwide CNG deployment in keeping with the government’s prior promise, but on a structure and schedule to be agreed upon by both parties.<\/p>\n
TUC demanded that labour and the government establish a framework to reduce governance costs by 15% in 2024 and 30% in 2025 as part of its medium-term demands.<\/p>\n
It recommended establishing a national road maintenance and rail expansion framework immediately.<\/p>\n
“Government must design a framework for social housing policy for workers through the Rent to Own System,” TUC said.<\/p>\n
“An action plan with timelines should be created to assess the country’s electricity situation.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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