President Muhammadu Buhari has
approved nominations into the committee for a new minimum wage for Nigerian
workers.
Minister of Labour and
Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, disclosed this in an interview with State House
correspondents after a meeting with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
He said a panel made up of
representatives of the Federal and state governments, as well as the private
sector has been constituted.
His words: “The old (minimum
wage) law expired last year August and we are now in the process of empaneling
a new national minimum wage committee.
“I have cleared the appointments
with the President today (Thursday) and as soon as the labour people come back
from the Labour Governing Board meeting in Geneva, we will take a consensus
date with the governors because it is a tripartite committee involving federal,
states and the private sector: NECA, MAN, NACCIMA, SMEs.
“The NLC, TUC and their
affiliates have done their nominations. What we are now trying to finetune is
the date for inauguration.”
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