Abuja — President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a monthly transport support of N70,000 for public service workers across all levels, as the four-day deadline issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to shit down the economy over fuel price hike and minimum wage dispute ends on Tuesday, October 27.
The resolution was reached on Tuesday after a meeting between the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, and the leadership of the NLC, led by Joe Ajaero.
The payment will commence from November 2026. The payment is part of efforts by the federal government to cushion the impact of rising living costs in the country and support workers’ welfare.
The government also approved the payment of peculiar allowance arrears, effective from May 1, 2026, in three equal monthly instalments beginning in November.
The resolutions follow the federal government and leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC). The approvals were contained in a memorandum of understanding signed at the end of a conciliation meeting attended by the Director-General of Budget, Timi Yakubu, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC( President Joe Ajaero, the Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Garba Abdul S.U, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi.
According to Federal Government, the transport support, which is expected to commence on November 5, 2026, will last for six months to cushion the impact of raising living costs.
The government stated, “That transport intervention of seventy thousand naira (N70,000), commencing from November 2026, would be paid across al levels for b the period of six months”
Similarly, the Federal Government and the NLC agreed to constitute a negotiation committee that would commence meetings immediately to determine an effective date for implementing a new national minimum wage.
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