BREAKING: Tinubu takes major action over new minimum wage

President Bola Tinubu will meet with the Organised Labour on Thursday, July 11, in Abuja to discuss a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.

The meeting will be held at the Aso Villa, and the President is expected to make a decision on the proposed minimum wage.

Tinubu to meet Labour on Thursday over minimum wage Photo Credit: @officialABAT, @NLCHeadquarters
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The government and private sector have proposed a minimum wage of ₦62,000, while the Organised Labour is demanding a minimum wage of ₦250,000.

This meeting comes after President Tinubu's Democracy Day speech on June 12, 2024, where he announced that an executive bill on the new national minimum wage would soon be sent to the National Assembly for passage.

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On June 25, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) delayed deliberations on the new minimum wage memo to allow for further stakeholder engagement.

Source: Legit.ng