{
  "id": 11703343,
  "title": "N500,000 minimum wage demand unrealistic now, says economist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/n500-000-minimum-wage-demand-unrealistic-now-says-economist",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-03T14:24:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Premium Times",
    "slug": "premium-times",
    "url": "https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/914287-n500000-minimum-wage-demand-unrealistic-now-says-economist.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council embarked on a three-day warning strike on Friday in demand of a new minimum wage, an immediate increase in salaries and a reduction in the price of petrol to N500 per litre. The post N500,000 minimum wage demand unrealistic now, says economist appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria .",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}