The Senate has urged the Federal Government to continue the payment of 35,000 naira wage award to workers, following the yet-to-be-concluded negotiations on minimum wage.

President of Senate, GODSWILL AKPABIO said this at the end of a four-hour closed-door meeting with leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and some Ministers over planned industrial action by the union.

Senator AKPABIO also appealed to the union to shelve the proposed strike action in the interest of Nigerians and the nation.