N500,000 minimum wage demand unrealistic now, says economist

Premium Times Nigeria | 03-10-2026 03:43pm |

Nigerian workers under the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council began a three-day warning strike on Friday to demand a new minimum wage, an immediate salary increase, and a reduction in the price of petrol to N500 per litre. An economist has described the demand for a N500,000 minimum wage as unrealistic at this time. The report was published by Premium Times Nigeria.

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