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N500,000 minimum wage demand unrealistic now, says economist

ekeminiatai · Premium Times

Published 4 Oct 2026, 12:24 am·4 d ago·1 min read

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Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council embarked on a three-day warning strike on Friday in demand of a new minimum wage, an immediate increase in salaries and a reduction in the price of petrol to N500 per litre. The post N500,000 minimum wage demand unrealistic now, says economist appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .

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