NASS TO RECEIVE EXECUTIVE BILL ON MINIMUM WAGE, NEXT WEEK.

President Bola Tinubu and the Leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress as well as that of  the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria have agreed on 70,000 Naira as the new National Minimum wage 

This was mentioned  during a  meeting at the  Presidential Villa, at  Abuja.

According to the leaders of the two bodies  the 70 000 Naira new minimum wage will replace the N30,000 Naira minimum wage, 

The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga,  confirmed  that the lawmakers would get the executive bill on the new minimum wage soon

He stressed that this would  give a legal backing to the new minimum wage agreement ahead of its implementation. 

While  the organised private sector proposed N62,000, organised labour demanded N250,000.