BREAKING: Tinubu Government Approves N70,000 As New Minimum Wage For Workers

On the opposite hand, the organised labour insisted on N250,000.

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday permitted N70,000 because the unusual minimal wage for Nigerian workers. 

This used to be announced by a presidential aide, Bayo Onanuga by the expend of a rapid statement he issued on X. 

The statement reads: “Breaking: President Bola Tinubu has permitted N70,000 minimal wage for Nigerian workers with promise to check the nationwide minimal wage law every three years.

“President Tinubu furthermore promised to search out programs to support the non-public sector and the sub-nationals to pay the minimal wage.

“ President Tinubu announced the selections at the assembly held with leaders of TUC and NLC on Thursday in Abuja, the 2d time the parties met in 7 days.

“The Labour leaders applauded President Tinubu for the fatherly gesture because the President furthermore promised to make expend of his discretionary powers meet the requires of university unions demanding unpaid 4 months salaries.”

The Tripartite Committee on the unusual nationwide minimal wage currently submitted figures to the President because the organised non-public sector and the authorities team had provided to pay N62,000.

On the opposite hand, the organised labour insisted on N250,000.

Following the incompatibility, the President had delayed sending any resolve to the National Meeting by an Executive Invoice.

At Monday’s Federal Executive Council assembly, Tinubu had asked the Minister of Funds and Economic Planning, Abubakar Bagudu, to draft a bill to amend the 2024 funds to accommodate a brand unusual minimal wage. 

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