Tinubu approves N70,000 monthly transport allowance for Nigerian public workers as NLC deadline elapses

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a monthly transport enactment of N70,000 for nationalist work workers crossed each levels, arsenic the four-day deadline issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, to unopen down the system implicit the substance terms hike and minimum wage quality ends connected Tuesday, October 27.

The solution was reached aft a gathering betwixt the Minister of Labour and Employment, Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi, and the enactment of the NLC, led by Joe Ajaero, connected Tuesday.

According to the Federal Government, the transport support, which is expected to commence connected November 5, 2026, volition past for six months to cushion the interaction of rising surviving costs.

The authorities stated, “That transport involution of seventy 1000 naira (N70,000), commencing from November 2026, would beryllium paid crossed each levels for a play of six months.”

DAILY POST reports that the Federal Government besides approved the outgo of outstanding peculiar allowance arrears, effectual from May 1, 2026, successful 3 adjacent monthly instalments opening successful November 2026.

Similarly, the Federal Government and the NLC agreed to represent a dialog committee that would commence meetings instantly to find an effectual day for implementing a caller nationalist minimum wage.

DAILY POST reports that the NLC had fixed the Federal Government Read Entire Article