The Nigeria Labour Congress has demanded N794,000 as the new national minimum wage for workers in the South West geopolitical political zone.

The Labour Union in the South West, through the Chairperson of the Lagos State chapter of the NLC, Funmi Sessi, made the demand during her presentation at the ongoing public hearing of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage in Ikeja, Lagos yesterday, chaired by the Minister of Finance, and Coordinating Minister for Economy, Mr. Wale Edun.

The South South Zonal chapter of the NLC has also proposed N850,000 as new minimum wage for workers, while equally advocating for impeachment or imprisonment of any governor, who may refuse to abide by the new minimum wage benchmark.

The Chairperson of NLC in Akwa Ibom, Comrade Sunny James, also added that operational licenses of the private sector that may default in paying the new minimum wage should be withdrawn.