FG to announce new minimum wage
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by joan nwagwu2 the three unions had demanded n65500 as new minimum wage for workers while the private employers and some state governors were proposing n25000.nan1 mr ayuba wabba nlc president made this known while speaking with newsmen on monday in abuja1 according to him the committee used the two-day to reconvene and deliberate on a new minimum wage figure that was acceptable to all employers of labour in the country1 i want to assure workers that all has been concluded and will be passed for signing within the week1 the federal government is set to announce the new minimum wage as the tripartite committee completes its assignment for onward submission to president muhammadu buhari1 the nlc president however refused to disclose the figure arrived at by the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage1 wabba said the presidency would make it public after deliberation by the national economic council meeting1 the news agency of nigeria nan recalls that the organised labour comprising the nigeria labour congress nlc trade union congress tuc and the united labour congress ulc on sept. 30 suspended its warning strike on a new minimum wage embarked upon on sept. 261 the organised labour had embarked on the strike after a 14-day ultimatum to the federal government for failing to reconvene meeting to come out with its own figure on the new minimum wage1 i also want to appreciate the organised private sector manufacturers association of nigeria and nigeria employers consultative association neca for their resolve to pay the new minimum wage when it is signed into law he said1