The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has explained why a N1,000,000 minimum wage would collapse the Nigerian economy.

He disclosed this during an interview on Thursday.

Ajaero said that while the NLC and the Federal Government were in talks over a minimum wage review, the real issue was to reduce the cost of living and boost the purchasing power of the country’s currency.

Ajaero stressed that the government must first address the underlying factors driving the high cost of living and strengthen the purchasing power of the country’s currency.

His comments come as the Federal Government recently approved a N70,000 transport allowance for workers amid rising fuel prices and the increasing cost of living.

Meanwhile, the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, has said it would be unfair to expect the labour union to stage protests over every N1 per litre increase in fuel prices in Nigeria’s deregulated downstream petroleum sector.

He disclosed this on Wednesday while responding to questions during an interview.
Ajaero, who appeared visibly angry at a question about his performance as NLC president over the past three years, clarified that the union had played its part in standing against economic hardship.

He explained that the NLC had been vocal in protesting the hardship faced by Nigerian workers.

“It will be unfair to expect NLC to protest or shut down the economy over every N1 per litre fuel price hike in Nigeria’s deregulated downstream petroleum sector,” Ajaero said.

The NLC had threatened to shut down economic activities over rising fuel prices and the minimum wage review on October 27, 2026. However, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration intervened with the approval of a N70,000 transport allowance for public workers.

President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on today for Makkah, Saudi Arabia, to perform Umrah, an Islamic pilgrimage, and pray for Nigeria’s peace, unity, stability, and progress.

According to a statement issued on Wednesday by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the trip will provide the President with an opportunity for spiritual reflection and devotion.

While in Makkah, Tinubu will perform the religious rites associated with Umrah and seek Allah’s guidance and blessings for Nigeria and its citizens.

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Before departing the country, the president will commission equipment acquired by the Nigerian Air Force for its operations.

The commissioning will take place at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

Tinubu is expected to return to Nigeria next week after completing the spiritual exercise.

The Ondo State Police Command has arrested 14 individuals following a violent mob attack on the Ala Divisional Police Headquarters in Akure North Council Area of the state.

Chaos erupted after an angry crowd attempted to storm the station to seize two suspects linked to the murder of a farmer, resulting in gunshot injuries to two police officers.

The unrest followed the death of Rasheed Hassan, a farmer whose killing was reported to the police a few days ago from General Camp in the Government Reserve Area.

While disclosing the development, the Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Abayomi Jimoh, stated that “upon receiving the report, police operatives visited the scene and recovered the victim’s body.”

“Preliminary observations by detectives revealed deep cuts to the victim’s head and other parts of his body, while his personal belongings were reported missing. Investigations were immediately launched to identify and apprehend those responsible for the gruesome killing.”

According to Abayomi, the situation escalated when the Ala Youth President purportedly apprehended two suspects in connection with the murder.

“While conveying the suspects to the police station for necessary action, he was confronted by an angry mob demanding that the suspects be handed over for extrajudicial killing.

“To protect the suspects from the crowd, the youth president sought refuge at the Ala Divisional Police Headquarters. However, the mob pursued them and launched a violent assault on the police facility.

“The crowd threw stones and other dangerous objects at the station while resisting efforts by police rescue teams to gain access to the area.

Abayomi stated that in response to the violence, tactical and other rescue teams were deployed to restore order, and police operatives successfully rescued the two suspects from the mob.

“However, the patrol team conveying the suspects back to Akure came under attack. During the incident, two police officers sustained gunshot injuries from pellets allegedly fired from a youth pump-action firearm. The injured officers were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for urgent medical attention.

Following the attack, operatives of the Command arrested 14 suspects in connection with the assault on the police officers and the attack on the police facility and rescue team.

“Investigations are ongoing to establish the individual roles of those arrested and ensure that anyone found culpable faces the full weight of the law.

“The Command has maintained tactical deployment in the area to prevent any further breakdown of law and order. Normalcy has since returned to the community, while security monitoring continues.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Felix Ohagwu, psc, mnips, mspsp, condemned the attack on police officers and the police facility, describing mob action and attempts to obstruct lawful police operations as unacceptable.

“No individual or group has the right to take the law into their own hands, regardless of the gravity of any alleged crime.”