BREAKING: Tinubu’s Govt Warns of Mass Sacking Amid New Minimum Wage Tussle, Details Surface
- The minister of information, Mohammed Idris, has said the federal government is not opposed to the increase of wages for Nigerian workers
- Idris stated that the ruling government will not stop advocating for a realistic and sustainable wage system for civil servants in the country
- Legit.ng reports that the organised labour and the Bola Tinubu government are yet to agree on a new national minimum wage
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FCT, Abuja - Mohammed Idris, the minister of information and national orientation, has said the federal government is committed to a wage system that will not lead to mass retrenchment of workers in Nigeria.
Speaking at the opening of the 2024 Synod of the Charismatic Bishops Conference of Nigeria in Abuja on Wednesday, June 12, Idris stressed the imperative of a realistic wage system that safeguards against mass retrenchment while addressing workers’ needs.
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Idris noted that a minimum wage that is not sustainable will affect the government's workforce.
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The minister, according to a report by The Punch, said:
“As I have repeatedly said, the federal government is not opposed to the increase of wages for Nigerian workers but we keep on advocating for a realistic and sustainable wage system for the workers – a wage system that will not undermine the economy, lead to mass retrenchment of workers and jeopardise the welfare of about 200 million Nigerians.”
Legit.ng reports that although the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage submitted its report to the federal government on Monday, June 10, the figures agreed upon by organised labour and the Bola Tinubu government have yet to converge.
During the last meeting held by the committee on Friday, June 7, in Abuja, labour reduced its demand to N250,000 from N494,000, while the federal government increased its offer from N60,000 to N62,000.
The proposed minimum wage may have to wait until July 2 because the national assembly is currently on holiday.
More to read on minimum wage
- New minimum wage: NLC/TUC releases statement as governors say they cannot pay N60,000
- Labour may resume strike as top official speaks on imminent meeting over minimum wage
- NLC speaks on “most important thing” as Tinubu decides on new minimum wage
Minimum wage: Tinubu’s govt told to pay N75K
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Reno Omokri, a socio-political analyst, said Nigeria is not rich and cannot afford to pay the minimum wage requested by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC).
In a tweet on his verified handle on Wednesday night, June 12, Omokri asserted that the Tinubu government should pay N75,000 as a minimum wage and allow the states to pay what they can afford, rather than enforcing a minimum wage that they cannot afford on them.
Proofreading by James Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.
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