There are strong indications that the planned December 1 strike called by the Nigeria Labour Congress may suffer a setback following the declaration by some state chapters of the union that they will not be part of the proposed industrial action.

President Bola Tinubu had in July approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian workers, including civil servants, and pledged to review the wage every three years.

Many states agreed to pay above the N70,000 minimum, with Lagos and Rivers states offering the highest pay of N85,000.

However, 13 states and the Federal Capital Territory have yet to begin the implementation of the new minimum wage.

Some of the affected states include Abia, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Ekiti, Imo, Nasarawa, Kaduna, and Katsina.

Others are Oyo, Sokoto, Yobe, Zamfara, Enugu states, and the FCT.

But less than 24 hours to the planned strike, some state chapters of the NLC withdrew and distanced themselves from the industrial action.