"It would interest Nigerians to know that the new national minimumwage of N30,000 was a product of intense and robust negotiations at the National MinimumWage Tripartite Negotiation Committee that lasted for one year. " At the National Minimum
Speaking in an interview with Arise TV, Buhari asked the NLC how they expect his government and state governors to get N30,000 minimumwage, considering the struggle to pay N18,000.
According to Idris, the Federal Government is working with organised labour leaders on the proposed new minimumwage. The minister, however, did not disclose how much the new minimumwage would be.
He said: "FG will comfortably pay minimumwage, we want to pay it, but there must be balancing because figures were bandied and we are asking Labour to exercise patience.
"The NYSC allowance is determined by the national minimumwage. We are waiting on the government to take a decision on the new wage structure before we know what to do," he said.
The statement read, "Following the meeting of the Tripartite Committee on the National MinimumWage; the signing of the final report recommending 30,000 Naira as the recommended new national MinimumWage; and the readiness of Mr President to
He said the Nigeria Union of Teachers was working with the state government to ensure full implementation of the N18,000 minimumwage for teachers in eight local government areas.
He, however, appealed to the workers to return to work, recalling that the state was among the first in the country to implement the N18,000 minimumwage in 2011.
A cross-section of workers on Tuesday in Abuja, expressed mixed reactions on organised labour's suspension of the Nov. 6, proposed strike to press for the implementation of a new national minimumwage.