BREAKING: Tinubu approves N70,000 as new minimum wage
President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.
The president also vowed to review the minimum wage law every three years.
This was disclosed by the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to Tinubu Bayo Onanuga, on Thursday, July 18.
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He wrote: “President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years.
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“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.
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“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.”
