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Buhari endorses N30,000 as minimum wage, signs bill into law

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President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday signed the Minimum Wage bill into law.

The Re-Enactment Act, 2019 now makes minimum wage for workers in the country N30,000.

The development is coming months after both Chambers of the National Assembly passed the bill.

Workers had on Tuesday reportedly urged President Buhari to accent to the bill before the expiration of his tenure in May.

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