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The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, has said that the Federal Government will commence discussions on the new minimum wage with labour unions in March.

Idris disclosed this at the 21st Daily Trust Dialogue and presentation of the 2023 African Award of the Year on Thursday in Abuja.

The dialogue, with the theme ‘Tinubu’s Economic Reforms: Gainers and Losers’, was organized by the Media Trust Group.

He said when the fuel subsidy was removed, President Bola Tinubu initially promised to pay N25,000 wage award to workers to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal.

“But Labour was not comfortable. We entered into negotiation with Labour and after a long discussion with them and President Tinubu, we arrived and agreed at N35,000 which was accepted.

“The President said the N35,000 will be paid for six months to cushion the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy. That would be from September 2023 to February 2024.

“So after the payment of the wage award for six months; in March, the government and Labour will come together again to deliberate on a new minimum wage for workers.

“However, it is important for Nigerians to understand the intention of Tinubu to address the welfare and well-being of all Nigerians. I know it is not easy but Nigerians will be better for it.

“I want to call on Nigerians to give President Tinubu the time to make things right for the country,” Idris stressed.

https://dailypost.ng/2024/01/25/nigerian-govt-labour-to-discuss-new-minimum-wage-in-march-minister/

When we should be talking of implementation by March, the Minister is hailing commencement of negotiations.

Negotiations that government will use to play hide and seek with labour delegates and by the time it is concluded, it will be around September and the outcome will be disappointing.

This man should not provoke civil servants with his penchant for bareface lies. How many people have received the 2nd tranch of the wage award for crying out loud?
Wage award payment in my centre has now become: ONE PERSON PER MONTH PER BANK

Believe the government at your peril.

Too far

If it is how to inflict pain and suffering on the masses, they will not need all these committee things. Continue to drag it.

God is watching you people...!!!

Scam..


I don't believe in this Tinlubu's istration.

Lol
This government knows how to make promises without fulfillment.
In case you don't know, $1 = #1,420 as at 5.20pm.

Renewed Hope in the potopoto.

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Labor and NLC shouldn’t negotiate anything with government




Make everybody just leave Tinubu to deal with all of us with hunger and insecurity




After his first 4yrs the few people that would survive his regime will have sense by force



Deep down I want us to learn the hard way so that we would outgrow tribalism and religion at the polls



I want make suffer choke well well make everywhere hard seems that the only way we would learn

lol, before these liars implement minimum wage, they will delay till 4th year and use it to campaign for the gullible citizens, and they will continue to vote the change and their werey renewed hope.

Every year minimum wage... Federal government should be ashamed of themselves.

Labour Union are toothless dog🐕

Just dey play my fans

Waiting for labour leaders to comment

Lol. Only the living have discussion.

This country is outdated
No wonder India presioners are earning more than free citizens of Nigeria in Nigeria,their own country

Make I bend if Tinubu do any new minimum wage.

Person say he go do wage award,Alaye no give them until months later. States that even started almost immediately.

You need to see how civil servants dey complain cos na them he affect . Salaries have remained the same in the face of new and galloping inflation

Tinubu will carry them Goal Goal till the end of his term. He will drag and drag and drag the negotiations

Alaye won't give them shuku..

This government is really insensitive to the sufferings of the common man. There wasn't much delay about subsidy removal o now minimum wage matter don turn today tomorrow.

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But I thought they said they have resumed the payment of the 35k wage award.

Xnnxnsb

FG has been pushing the date for negotiation and conclusion on payment of living wage forward since last year . Therefore, I can't believe FG. The only way is for Labour Union to declare indefinite strike but unfortunately, someone will have to reshape the akpu face of that imp with powerful blow for any meaningful strike to happen.

Ok

It changes nothing




A Nigerian woman can go to naming ceremony Eat, drink, dance and go home without knowing the baby's name 😂😂

Many states yet to pay 18k, 30k now a dream and federal government is talking about another one

Putting the cart before the horse. Why not January next year? This is what they should have done before removing fuel subsidy. Delay tactics. All of us, including Agbadorians, will suffer it.

A responsible government would have finished negotiation by now.
No this trash they are saying now.

Why wait till match why not now? What kind of unserious country is this

matify83:
When we should be talking of implementation by March, the Minister is hailing commencement of negotiations.

Negotiations that government will use to play hide and seek with labour delegates and by the time it is concluded, it will be around September and the outcome will be disappointing.

This man should not provoke civil servants with his penchant for bareface lies. How many people have received the 2nd tranch of the wage award for crying out loud?
Wage award payment in my centre has now become: ONE PERSON PER MONTH PER BANK

Believe the government at your peril.

In previous news, prior to this time, they said the implementation will begin this March but see na

Ever since Genesis they are still on discussion continues

Hope this EOD will not traveled to Revelation.?.