- Kamil Opeyemi
President Bola Tinubu has approved a minimum wage of N70,000 for Nigerian employees.
The President’s approval comes with with a commitment to reassess the national minimum wage legislation every three years.
Bayo Onanuga, President Special Adviser on Information and Strategy wrote in a statement he released via his X handle.
He said, “
“President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years.
“President Tinubu also promised to find ways to assist the private sector and the sub-nationals to pay the minimum wage.
“President Tinubu announced the decisions at the meeting held with leaders of TUC and NLC on Thursday in Abuja, the second time the parties met in 7 days.
“The Labour leaders applauded President Tinubu for the fatherly gesture as the President also promised to use his discretionary powers meet the demands of university unions demanding unpaid 4 months salaries.”
More to come …