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NEW MINIMUM WAGE

The Chairman of the Presidential Committee on Fiscal Policy and Tax Reforms, Taiwo Oyedele, has advocated for an hourly minimum wage for workers in the country.  
The National Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected the state governors’ proposal to set the new minimum wage in their respective states. 
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has opposed the call by some politicians for decentralizing minimum wage negotiations allowing states to have different minimum wages. 
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Sen. George Akume, has announced that the federal government is allocating N200 billion to support the cultivation of hectares of land in order to enhance food security in the country. 
The Minister of Information, Idris Mohammed, said the Finance Minister, Wale Edun, will present a new minimum wage template today (Wednesday, June 5, 2024) to President Bola Tinubu.  
The President of the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), Mr. Festus Osifo, announced that the anticipated new minimum wage is unlikely to be declared on May 1.
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the immediate implementation of the N30,000 new minimum wage, but it is not for everyone.
Fresh trouble runs through the pipeline as Nigeria's labour union threatened on Monday to commence strike following the Federal Government's refusal to implement the new minimum wage.
Afer President Muhammadu Buhari signed the N30,000 new minimum wage bill into law, NECA has demanded the immediate implementation of the bill.
Although, it is unsure if President Muhammadu Buhari has signed new minimum wage into law, but he promised to review the submitted report by Rewane's PTAC
Following the adoption of the report by the ad hoc committee set up on the New Minimum Wage Bill...
Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour, has disclosed the approval of the transmission of the National minimum wage...