FG, labour agree for new minimum wage

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 The federal government of Nigeria and Nigeria Labour Congress and the organized labour movement have agreed to review the national minimum wage.

The president of the Nigeria Labour congress Ayuba Wabba,  who dropped the hint on Wednesday  while speaking to newsmen  said the consensus was reached at the sitting of the Technical Committee on Palliatives

Wabba said the committee was mandated to look into the framework to ameliorate the sufferings of the Nigerian workers and cushion the effect of the increase in the price of fuel.
He said the committee was meant to look into the framework to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians and cushion the effect of the increase in the price of fuel.
He also noted that the report of the committee, which was also meant to discuss the issue of the minimum wage, was ready for submission.
“I think there is a consensus on the fact that nobody has said that the minimum wage should not be reviewed.
“The palliative report is ready and it would be submitted before the end of the month.
“At the last palliative meeting, labour leaders had requested that they needed to look at the main report of the committee before submission.
“So, the technical committee will have to submit its report to Mr President and not to the Minister of Labour and Employment,‘’ he said.
Wabba said that after the submission, the Presidency would then set up the tripartite committee that would involve the government, private and public sector.
The NLC President said that labour was hopeful that the minimum wage committee would be constituted soon.
He noted that labour had also received positive response from the National Assembly, saying that the Senate had promised to pass the bill.
Labour is proposing a N56,000 minimun wage , a submission which it has submitted to the government