Nigeria, Feb. 12 -- The President of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, on Sunday said that the NLC may demand N1 million as the new minimum wage for government workers.

Mr Ajaero, who spoke while featuring in an interview on Arise Television on Sunday, said the new demand becomes imperative against the background of Nigeria's sky-high inflation.

"This N1 million may be relevant if the value of the Nigerian (naira) continues to depreciate; if the inflation continues unchecked because the demand of labour is equally dependent on what is happening in the society," Mr Ajaero said.

"You will remember that by the time we were contemplating N200,000 (as minimum wage), the exchange rate was about N800/N900 (to a dollar). As we ta...