The Federal Government has on Tuesday make up the sum of the minimum wage to N60,000, during a meeting of the tripartite committee on minimum wage in Abuja.
Organised labour, comprising the Trade Union Congress and the Nigeria Labour Congress, rejected the offer that it run afoul of their demands, insisted on its last proposal of N497,000.
A member of the union who spoke on condition of anonymity said, “They need to propose something reasonable for us to propose something lower too. There is no two-way about it.
“Also, we have a way of meeting as members of the Labour before each committee meeting. This will help us to take a uniform stand by the time we get to the meeting front.
“So as long as the government is ready to present something reasonable, we will meet them in the middle,” the labour leader said.