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Photo: NLC President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, delivering his New Year Message. Source Channels Television

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has asked the Federal Government to “urgently” review workers’ salaries in the new year following the wave of “escalating inflation and suffering” sweeping across the country.

In his New Year’s address to workers on Wednesday, the President of NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, noted that workers’ salaries should be a “living wage”, rather than for mere “survival”.

“Given the escalating inflation and suffering, we demand an urgent wage review as a worker’s income must guarantee life, not mere survival, in furtherance of Mr President’s promise to pay living wages.

We shall pursue this with every legitimate means at our disposal,” he said.

He acknowledged that the year 2025 was indeed challenging for Nigerian workers.

“As we stand on the threshold of 2026, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) extends strong solidarity and firm fraternal greetings to every toiling hand and every citizen burdened by the weight of our current socioeconomic system. The past year was no doubt challenging, as well as exposed our vulnerabilities,” he said.

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