The Nation Newspaper Why we rejected Labours’ N494,000 minimum wage demand, by FG
Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said the demand which cumulatively amounts to the sum of N9.5 trillion bill is unsustainable.
“The sum of N494,000 national minimum wage which Labour is seeking would cumulatively amount to the sum N9.5 trillion bill to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Idris appealed to the Organised Labour to return to the negotiating table and embrace reasonable and realistic wages for their members.
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