The President of the Nigerian Labour Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has revealed that the congress expects the administration of President Bola Tinubu to start paying a new minimum wage by March 2024.

According to him, the NLC has done the needful since last year by sending the names of its representatives to the government for the minimum wage committee to be constituted.

He added that it is left for the government to constitute the committee so negotiations can commence in earnest.

“The Federal Government had through a letter asked the organised labour to release our names to the new minimum wage committee to be constituted.

“The existing minimum wage will be expiring by March this year, so it is hoped we may conclude the negotiation for a new minimum wage before March,” Ajaero told newsmen.

The NLC president added that the federal government has only paid one month of the wage award announced for Nigerian workers in the wake of the fuel subsidy removal.

He stated that the arrears are expected to be released by the end of January this year.