RayTec Trust Nigeria

The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) has appealed to the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and its affiliates to shelve its planned nationwide indefinite strike. In a statement made available to newsmen on Thursday in Abuja, the organizations urged the congress members to bend their position and reach an amicable solution with the government on the minimum wage negotiations. The statement was jointly signed by BMO’s Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and Secretary Cassidy Madueke. The group advised Labour to consider the interest of the Nigerian people who would ultimately suffer if the crisis persisted, urging it to reason with the position of government and return to the negotiation table. “Government’s position is formed from an understanding of its revenue and expenditure, not because it is selfish, but because it would not propose a sum that it cannot pay. “It is remarkable that the offer of the Federal Government, compared to that of the Organised Private Sector and the St...