The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir David Lawal, has disclosed that the Federal Government and the Ayuba Wabba-led faction of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, has agreed to set up a 16 man committee that will work out the new minimum wage for workers. Speaking after a meeting between Labour and the Federal Government yesterday in Abuja, the SGF said the committee will also work on palliatives that will soften the effects of the recent hike in the pump price of fuel. “This Wednesday evening, I’m proud to announce that, first of all, a 16-man committee has been set up as a technical committee. It’s half from the labour side and half from the government side to discuss issues concerning the minimum wage. “The minimum wage involves almost every segment of the society, so it’s not just the Federal Government and workers alone, but all stakeholders, the local governments, the private sector. So, this technical committee will discuss the modalities on how this issue would be brought forward. “Secondly, we have agreed that the 16-man committee will look at the issues of implementation and allocation of resources of that palliative, the half a trillion naira palliative. The committee is supposed to work and bring its report to the committee of the whole within two weeks of its inauguration,” Lawal said.

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Don't no if I should hail dis move or not. Just convinced dis not D solution. Anyway, its a welcomed dvlopment.

abeg we don't want unsustainable wage oo, not that you increase and it won't take us home, just make the economy worth whatever we are getting as wages.

How soon and when exactly? Hope no be the kind of biblical Jesus is coming type of soon!

As usual,they are always "set" but they end up giving excuses at the end of the day...foolish leaders...

ok.

Another soon. Let me know when civil servants start receiving alert to that effect. N18000 is even difficult for them to pay, how then do they hope to pay if it is increased.

mệnh! on a very long things. all the promises is down the drain.

inflation loaded

FG may do that but what abt state workers an those in lgs?

To date many aren't even paying the 18k minimum wage and are owing workers many months salaries.

This is a good move that would cushion the effects of subsidy removal. But the federal government shouldn't agree with organized labour on a new minimum wage without adequate consultations with state governors. Many governors are owing backlog of salaries and any increment will further exacerbate the difficulty in paying salaries.
Each state should be allowed to negotiate with leaders of the organized labour in their state. It is high time we began to make true our claim to being a federal republic.

I pray their soon is soon enough not in 2019

Reduce maximum remuneration first. Total Remunerations and Allowances of Public Companies, Parastatals and multi sets Directors and Ministers should be charged vats after provit tax and before personal income tax