“There is no law today that compels government to increase salaries or review wages. It took many years for government and labour to agree on what we have as a minimum wage of N18,000 today. Other countries have a periodic review of wages embedded in their laws, and workers can actually plan and look up to the review.”
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“We, therefore, urge the Federal Government to use the occasion of the Democracy Day to announce the composition of the tripartite negotiation committee as this is imperative for the government to review the National Minimum Wage,” he said.
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The minister said the committee was set up as part of the effort to come to terms with the agitation for better pay by Nigerian workers. The country currently has N18,000 as national minimum wage, which is seen by the workers as grossly inadequate.
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