NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE PEGS MINIMUM WAGE AT N27,000
The Minister of Labour, Chris Ngige, while briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting said the council also approved frequency of review of five years for the minimum wage. It also approved exemptions for establishments that are not employing up to 25 persons.
Penpushing further reports that, the Minister added that the council took into consideration the tripartite committee recommendations of N30, 000, federal government’s proposal of N24, 000 and the Governors proposal of N22, 700 before arriving at the decision.
He said the national minimum wage bill will be transmitted to the National Assembly before the close of work on Wednesday as agreed with organised labour, assuring that despite the announcement by the National Assembly to proceed on recess until after the elections, the concerned committees in the National Assembly will continue work on the bill.
Penpushing also reports that, the meeting was attended by a former Head of Nigeria’s Interim National Government, Ernest Shonekan; former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Goodluck Jonathan, former Military Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo and the Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Others are former Chief Justice of the Federation, Mohammed Uwais, State Governors in attendance include those of Osun, Kebbi, Zamfara, Plateau, Ebonyi, Adamawa, Edo, Lagos, Niger, Borno, Ogun, Ekiti, Kogi as well as the Deputy Governors of Bauchi, Kaduna, and Rivers.
Penpushing further reports that, also in attendance were the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha; Head of Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mohammed Bello; and Mr Ngige.
