Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. George Akume, has received the report from the 37-member Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage, assuring that the report will be passed to the president soon.
This information was disclosed by Segun Imohiosen, Director of Information and Public Relations in the Office of the SGF, in a statement on Monday in Abuja.
President Bola Tinubu had inaugurated the Alhaji Bukar Goni Aji-led Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage on January 30, in accordance with the provisions of the Minimum Wage Act, 2019.
Imohiosen stated that the Committee was tasked with recommending a new national minimum wage for Nigerian workers in both the public and private sectors.
“The Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage has concluded its assignment and submitted the report to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on Monday, 10th June, 2024.
“A formal presentation of the report will be made to Mr. President for appropriate action when the leadership of the Organized Labour, as well as representatives of the Government and Organized Private Sector, who are presently in Geneva, Switzerland for the ongoing International Labour Organisation Conference, return to the country.”
The president is expected to review the report and seek a middle ground, especially in light of its proposal of a N62,000 minimum wage, which has been met with rejection by organized labour.
