Tinubu, Labour Union agree on N70,000 minimum wage
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
Tinubu, Labour Union agree on N70,000 minimum wage
Abdullateef Fowewe
President Bola Tinubu has approved a N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers, with a commitment to review the national minimum wage law every three years.
The was disclosed on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a statement on X (formally Twitter).
Onanuga wrote, “President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with a 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 to meet the demands of university unions demanding unpaid 4 months’ salaries.”
Dailyeconomy on July 11, reported that the Federal Government and the central Labour Union adjourned the minimum wage conversation till today.
