Minimum Wage: Committee Meeting Postponed Indefinitely As Lawyer Gives What Should Be Paid

Following the tripartite committee’s last meeting on Tuesday, May 29, their discussions on the new minimum wage have been postponed indefinitely. During that meeting, the federal government proposed a minimum wage increase from N57,000 to N60,000 in Abuja…..READ FULL ARTICLE HERE

For their part, organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the TUC, also dropped from N497,000 to N494,000 during the last meeting of the tripartite committee on the new minimum wage, The Punch reported.

One of the union leaders, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, disclosed that the meeting ended in a stalemate and had been postponed indefinitely. The source said: “The government proposed N60,000, which was not accepted by Labour.” A member of the union who spoke on the side before the meeting commenced said organised labour would only lower its demands if the government raises its proposal....[CONTINUE READING HERE ▶▶]

He added that there is no other way than for the government to propose something reasonable so that they can also lower their demands.

Reacting to the development, Titilop Anifowoshe, a legal practitioner who spoke with Legit.ng, suggested that N75,000 should be appropriate enough to pay the workers. She said: “I think N75,000 is appropriate enough to pay as a new minimum wage in this current situation.”….READ FULL ARTICLE HERE