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General News of Wednesday, 2 August 2023

Source: www.mynigeria.com

'We want N200,000 minimum wage increase and fuel price reverted to N185 per litre - Kaduna NLC chairman

NLC protesters play videoNLC protesters

The Kaduna state NLC chairman, Ayuba Suleiman has demanded for the minimum wage to be increased to N200,000.

Speaking during the protest in Kaduna, Suleiman noted that another demands of the union is for the fuel price to be averted to N185 per litre.

Earlier today, August 2, several members of the Labour Union and CSOs took to the streets across the country to protest the subsidy removal and the high cost of living.

Addressing the press and the residents of Kaduna state, Suleiman said that they are looking for salary increment and the least they can manage is N200,000.

"What we are looking for is a salary “upper”; the minimum, we can bear with ₦200,000, we can manage that. We also want the fuel price to be reverted to ₦185 per litre" - Kaduna NLC chairman, Ayuba Suleiman said at union protest

Watch a video of him speaking below