The Federal Government and Organized labour, have agreed on modalities to crash transport fares and prices of essential commodities, especially foodstuffs.
This development comes the same day the House of Representatives asked the Federal Government to reverse the recent petrol hike and take immediate steps to stabilize petrol and cooking gas prices through targeted interventions, such as temporary price relief measures, tax reductions, or subsidies on LPG for low-income households.
Rising from the meeting held in the office of the Secretary to Government of the Federation, SGF, on Wednesday night, the government also agreed to summon a meeting with state governors to ensure the N70,000 minimum wage fully commenced nationwide in October.
It was gathered that, among others, government and labor also agreed to continue engagement and discussions to thaw frosty relationships that had existed before now.
-9News Nigeria.
