The Federal Government of Nigeria has said that after
consultations, it has proposed N24,000 as the new minimum wage for civil
servants.
The Minister of Labour and
Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this Wednesday, while briefing State House
correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
Ngige was responding to media
reports quoting the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba
Wabba, saying that the tri-partite committee discussing the demand for new
minimum wage, has agreed to increase it from the current N19,200 to N30,000.
“Such information is not true,”
Ngige said.
The Minister said when the
committee reconvened on October 5, after the NLC had called off its nationwide
strike, “the organised labour came down to N30,000, the organised private
sector came down to N25,000.”
He also said the federal
government had to consult with the 36 state governors.
After the consultations, he said,
the federal government proposed N24,000 while governors proposed N20,000.
Ngige said the government is
therefore still consulting and negotiation is ongoing.
Waht!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThat is an insult to Nigerian workers.
In a country where Senators earn N 36,000,000
The minimum pay should actually be set at a living wage of N 1,200,000. Anything short of this value is an insult