The Nigeria Labor Congress has admonished the Federal Government against missing the timeline for the execution of the new national minimum wage for workers.

The new wage is expected to take effect from August, 2018.

The NLC President, Ayuba Wabba, handed down the warning on Monday during a pre-May Day symposium jointly organized by the NLC and the Trade Union Congress in Abuja.

The theme of the 2018 May Day Celebration is, “Role of Labor and Workers in National Devolvement: Dare to Struggle and We Dare to Win.”

The NLC president said this year’s May Day celebration would be used to address issues affecting workers, noting that they must be prepared to demand a better working condition and welfare.

He called on the Federal Government to address the issue of governance, inequality gap, unemployment and development, among others in the country.

Wabba added that organised labour would continue to canvass for better policy options that would be beneficial to the working people, while decrying the incessant killings across the country.

Earlier, Prof. Onje Gwardo of the Faculty of Law, University of Jos, had called for commitment among workers in the discharge of their duties.

Gwardo, in a lecture, said this commitment should include commitment to work, ideas, and national development.

In Edo State, Governor Godwin Obaseki assured workers in the state that his administration would continue to prioritize their welfare through improved work conditions and the prompt payment of salaries.

Obaseki disclosed this on Monday to congratulate civil servants as they mark the 2018 May Day in Benin.

Also, the Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade, on Monday donated N50m to the state chapter of the NLC for the completion of its secretariat.

Ayade made the donation when he visited the NLC building, also known as the Labor House, which is currently being constructed in Calabar.

Speaking earlier in Calabar, the state NLC Chairman, Mr. John Ushie, said the visit of the governor was very important to the organised labour.

Meanwhile, telecommunications firm, Globacom, has also sent out felicitations to the Nigerian workers on the occasion of the 2018 Workers’ Day on May 1.

The firm described Nigerian workers as some of the most resilient, hardworking and steadfast workforce in the world.

Globacom, in a press release from its head office on Monday, lauded the doggedness and commitment of Nigerian workers in the face of daunting challenges.

It said Nigerian workers remained pivotal to the sustenance of the nation’s economy, even as it urged them to redouble their efforts and remain dedicated to duty.

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Opeyemi Bamidele, has assured the workers in   Ekiti State that they will soon be receiving commensurate values for their services.

He saluted the workers for not betraying emotions and trust despite being owed eight months’ salary arrears, thereby subjecting them to untold hardship.

In a statement in Ado Ekiti on Monday by his Media Aide, Ahmed Salami, congratulating the workers on the 2018 edition of Workers’ Day, Bamidele appealed to the workers to embrace the APC in the coming governorship election in the state.