
UPDATE: TINUBU APPROVES N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE FOR NIGERIAN WORKERS
With the commitment to revise the national minimum wage legislation every three years, President Tinubu has approved a minimum salary of N70,000 for Nigerian workers.
According to The Nation, President Bola Tinubu and the leaders of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) are meeting in the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
The President Bola Tinubu Special Advisor on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, issued the following statement: “President Tinubu also promised to find ways to assist the private sector and the sub-nationals to pay the minimum wage.”
“President Tinubu announced the decisions at the meeting held with leaders of TUC and NLC on Thursday in Abuja, the second time the parties met in 7 days.
“The Labour leaders applauded President Tinubu for the fatherly gesture as the President also promised to use his discretionary powers meet the demands of university unions demanding unpaid 4 months salaries.”
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