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The Federal Government said it is optimistic that the impasse over the new minimum wage will be resolved next week.The Ministers of Information and Labour gave this indication after the closed-door session between President Bola Tinubu and the leaders of organised labour in the state house on Thursday.The meeting on the new minimum wage follows the president’s decision to have more engagement with stakeholders, before a decision is taken on the matter.
“You have to cut your coat according to available cloth. Before we can finalise on the minimum wage process, we have to look at the structure.” “At least there were some basic issues that we agreed on. The status quo in terms of the amount N250,000 and N62,000 remains until we finish this conversation.”
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