The new national minimum wage bill has been transmitted by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly for consideration and passage.
Osun Defender reports that the ₦70,000 was agreed upon by the President and the leadership of the Organised Labour last Thursday as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers.
READ: Tinubu Approves ₦70,000 As New Minimum Wage
Information Minister Mohammed Idris had said, “The new national minimum that Mr President is expected to submit to the National Assembly is ₦70,000”.
The transmission of the wage bill came about six weeks after the President said in his Democracy Day speech on June 12, 2024, that an executive bill on the new national minimum wage for workers would be sent to the National Assembly for passage.
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