The President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Mr Ayuba Wabba, says the Federal Government and the organised Labour movement in the country have reached a consensus to review the National Minimum Wage.

Wabba, told our correspondent in Abuja on Wednesday that the consensus was reached during the sitting of the Technical Committee on Palliative.

He said the committee was meant to look into the framework to ameliorate the sufferings of Nigerians and cushion the effect of the increase in the price of fuel.

He also noted that the report of the committee, which was also meant to discuss the issue of the minimum wage, was ready for submission.

“I think there is a consensus on the fact that nobody has said that the minimum wage should not be reviewed.

“The palliative report is ready and it would be submitted before the end of the month.

“At the last palliative meeting, labour leaders had requested that they needed to look at the main report of the committee before submission.

“So, the technical committee will have to submit its report to Mr President and not to the Minister of Labour and Employment,‘’ he said.

Wabba said that after the submission, the Presidency would then set up the tripartite committee that would involve the government, private and public sector.

The NLC President said that labour was hopeful that the minimum wage committee would be constituted soon.

He said that labour had also received positive response from the National Assembly, saying that the Senate had promised to pass the bill.

Labour unions had submitted a proposal to the government demanding for N56, 000 as minimum wage

http://www.metronaija.com/2017/02/fg-labour-agree-on-new-minimum-wage.html

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Any govt under Buhari can never achieve a new minimum wage . Buhari is associated with famine , pain , poverty and demotions ..

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The administration will review the minimum wage and likely civil servant consolidated salary structure,not because they want to or planned to, but because the recent protests sent a clear message.

"If we don't see change anytime soon, forget 2019."

Nigerians should never forget, in a democracy power always belongs to the people.

if they find it difficult to pay the old salary, how can they pay a new minimum wage?

Maybe Buhari should kuku remain "Hale and hearty" in his London hospital bed.

Most people would agree with me that ever since he left, so many rational decisions have been taken.

#iStandWithOsibanjo

Nigeria shall be great again

See gobe! The caption and the body of the post are miles apart. One says FG, labour agree new minimum wage while another is talking about agreement to review. Well, I am not surprised since APC is gradually making deceit a part of our constitution.

Labour should go and sit down,that was part of what killed Gej administration

after series of talk and meetings, the stories will still remain the same.... Nigeria government has taught us all to be pessimistic...

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Which Buhari go give minimum wage?

No definite figure or time frame for implementation? Just a useless "consensus"....odiegwu!

SalamRushdie:
Any govt under Buhari can never achieve a new minimum wage . Buhari is associated with famine , pain , poverty and demotions ..

You are always pessimistic. The recession will soon recede, and Nigerian worker's will get a livable minimum wage. Not that miserable N18000 Jonathan pittance

kropotkin2:
You are always pessimistic. The recession will soon recede, and Nigerian worker's will get a livable minimum wage. Not that miserable N18000 Jonathan pittance

You are being paid to be optimistic about Buhari bro but I am not ..when it comes to Buhari I will always be a pessimist because I have studied him and I know he doesn't have what it takes to make Nigeria prosper Sir

SalamRushdie:


You are being paid to be optimistic about Buhari bro but I am not ..when it comes to Buhari I will always be a pessimist because I have studied him and I know he doesn't have what it takes to make Nigeria prosper Sir

Nobody pays me nothing. Be a patriot and believe in your country

States should also review theirs.