Nigeria: Labour says federal pay can rise before next minimum-wage review

Nigeria’s Trade Union Congress has said the federal government can raise workers’ pay without waiting for the next statutory review of the national minimum wage, according to a post by The Nation Post (@thenationpost_).

TUC President Festus Osifo was quoted as saying the N70,000 minimum wage, signed into law in 2024 for three years, is a floor rather than a ceiling, and that government could lift the lowest federal salaries – he cited figures of N200,000 or N400,000 – or review allowances separately. The same account said organised labour is already preparing for the next review.

Separately, The Nation Nigeria (@TheNationNews) reported that Vice President Kashim Shettima said the government was moving to give nutrition programmes firmer legal cover through a National Food and Nutrition Bill, so funding and accountability would not depend on successive administrations.

On the political calendar, Daily Post Nigeria (@DailyPostNGR) carried remarks by Buba Galadima that no opposition candidate was yet sure of contesting the 2027 election.