The National Public Service Negotiating Council of the Organised Labour has formally demanded a N154,000 minimum wage, a 120 per cent upward review of salaries and allowances for public workers in Nigeria.
The new demand, according to the union, is to mitigate what it described as the “life of servitude” currently being experienced in the country.
The demand was contained in a letter addressed to the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, dated March 12, 2026, with reference number JNPSNC/Gen/Cor/Vol 1/163.
The demand was titled “Urgent need for the upward review of salaries and allowances of workers in the Nigerian public service and commendation for the approval of gratuity payment to retiring workers.”
The letter was jointly signed by the National Chairman of JNPSNC, Benjamin Anthony, and the National Secretary, Olowoyo Gbenga.
The JNPSNC premised its demand on the outcome of an exhaustive meeting of the council held on Monday, March 9, 2026, at the AUPCTRE National Secretariat, Wuse Zone 4, Abuja, Federal Capital Territory.
The letter read, “The National leadership of Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council writes to respectfully but firmly call the attention of your esteemed office to the urgent necessity for an upward review of salaries and allowances of all serving Public Servants in the Nigerian Public Service.
