Minimum Wage
The claim by an X user that the federal government had agreed on N155,000 as the new national minimum wage in Nigeria is false. No agreement has been reached.
With N30,000 as the national minimum wage in the country, the Federal Republic of Nigeria has made the list of countries with the lowest minimum wage in the world.
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu may announce the new minimum wage on 2024's Workers' Day, according to a member of the National Minimum Wage Committee.
Senator Shehu Sani has expressed doubts over the government's genuine implementation of the N794,000 minimum wage being proposed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
On Thursday, February 29, Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu said there should be no disparity in the 35,000 wage award palliative allowance for teachers.
NLC President Joe Ajaero has warned that if inflation persists without control, organised labour might demand a new minimum wage of N1 million for Nigerian workers.
In preparation for talks on the revised national minimum wage, organised labour has proposed a Living Wage of $300 for civil servants in Nigeria.
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) as announced that it would be making a U-turn on its demand for N200k minimum wage as it is no longer realistic.
Vice President Kashim Shettima has announced the 37-member tripartite committee on national minimum wage, tasked with revising the nation's minimum wage
Minimum Wage
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