A cross-section of economists and political analysts have expressed disappointment over the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abakaliki, they described the amount as inadequate considering the current economic situation in the country.
A cross-section of economists and political analysts have expressed disappointment over the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers. In separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday in Abakaliki, they described the amount as inadequate considering the current economic situation in the country. NAN reports that President Bola Tinubu on Thursday approved N70,000 as the minimum wage for civil servants, with a promise to review it every three years. Mr.
reported that the organized labour had proposed a N250,000 minimum wage, while the government team and the organized private sector proposed N62,000.
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