President Bola Tinubu has offered to pay N70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers, with the promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years.
Tinubu made the offer at the end of his meeting with the leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Thursday.
The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Mr. Bayo Onanuga in a statement on X said
“President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years.
“President Tinubu also promised to find ways to assist the private sector and the sub-nationals to pay the minimum wage.
“President Tinubu announced the decisions at the meeting held with leaders of TUC and NLC on Thursday in Abuja, the second time the parties met in 7 days,”
Onanuga further disclosed that labour leaders praised President Tinubu’s “fatherly gesture”, and the President also vowed to exercise his executive discretion to address the outstanding four months’ salaries owed to university unions.
