The National Council of State has approved N27,000 as the
minimum wage for the country. The council gave the approval during their
meeting at the state house in Abuja on Tuesday January 22nd.
Disclosing this to newsmen, the Minister of Labour and
Employment, Chris Ngige, said the Federal Government will be topping the
approved amount by N3,000 to make it 30,000 for all Federal workers. He said
the states are at liberty to augment the new agreement as they see fit.
Following the Council’s approval, a minimum wage bill is
expected to be sent to the National Assembly on Wednesday January 23rd.
The National Council of State is a body of past and present
Nigerian leaders. At the council meeting today were former presidents Goodluck
Jonathan, Olusegun Obasanjo, Ernest Shonekan, former military leader Abdulsalim
Abubakar amongst others
