Nigerian govt plans another increase in minimum wage

The Federal Government on Monday announced plans to increase the workers’ minimum wage from the current N30,000.

President Muhammadu Buhari signed the N30,000 new National Minimum Wage Act on April 18, 2019.

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed this when he addressed members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) at a public presentation of a publication titled: “Contemporary History of Working Class Struggles” in Abuja.

Ngige said a review of the minimum wage was necessary due to the current global inflation.

He said: “The inflation is worldwide, we shall adjust the minimum wage in conformity with what is happening and much more important, the 2019 Minimum Wage Act has a new clause for a review.”

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The minister stated that the review was already in motion with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) in its negotiation with the Ministry of Education.

“That adjustment has started with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), because the stage they are at with their primary employers, the Ministry of Education, is a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) negotiations.

“Under the principles of offer and acceptance, which is that of Collective Bargaining, ASUU can say let’s look at the offer they gave us and make a counter offer. But they have not done that, if they do that, we are bound to look at their offer, these are the ingredients of collective negotiations.”

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