Mr Peters Adeyemi, Chairman, Joint May Committee of NLC and the Trade Union Congress(TUC)  made the call at a news conference where he outlined activities for the commemoration of the 2017 Workers Day.

“The May Day  is an auspicious occasion for the working people to reflect on their struggles and make their demands.

“ We shall use this opportunity to renew the call for the review of the National Minimum Wage that is overdue for review considering the current economic trends.

“Inflation has increased, the naira has lost its value and the current minimum wage has been completely eroded.

“Therefore, the need and urgency for the review of the current National Minimum Wage, ”he said.

Adeyemi also said the celebration was an opportunity to call for the continuous search and eventual release of the remaining Chibok school girls abducted over three years ago.

He said that the event would be used to commemorate victims of the Nyanya bomb blast that occurred on May Day three years ago and other victims of the Boko Haram insurgency.

Adeyemi, who is also NLC Deputy President, announced that workers  would hold rally at the Eagle Square Abuja and in all the capitals of the 36 states of the federation.

He disclosed that the theme of the 2017 May day is `Labour Relations in Economic Recession: An Appraisal’, with a lecture on the topic to be delivered by Prof. Toye Olorode.

“The theme suggests that this is a time for us as working class to look at the present economic situation that has witnessed negative downturn and the reality of the moment.

“We need to critically look at the opportunity afforded to us to work towards achieving economic revival.”