During the May Day celebration in Abuja on Wednesday, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, the Minister of State Labour, made this statement to the Nigerian workforce.
Although the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum pay has not yet concluded its talks, according to the Federal Government, workers will not suffer any losses because the new minimum pay will go into effect on May 1, 2024.
During the May Day celebration in Abuja on Wednesday, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, the Minister of State Labour, made this statement to the Nigerian workforce.#She stated that although it is unfortunate that the new national minimum wage was not available before today, extensive consultations are being held to guarantee that the document is released as soon as possible.
The Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have both occasionally urged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to expedite the upward review of salary awards. Recently, the Organised Labour in Nigeria has called for a minimum wage increase to N615,000 in order to help workers deal with the country’s various economic realities and high cost of living. Promotion.
The labour unions bemoaned that not all governors were paying the current wage award, which expired in April, five years after former President Muhammadu Buhari signed the Minimum Wage Act of 2019, claiming that the current minimum wage of N30,000 could no longer support the well-being of the average Nigerian worker.
Every five years, the Act is to be revised in order to ensure that it still meets the modern economic needs of workers. Tinubu Applauds Workers in Nigeria President Tinubu, meanwhile, has praised Nigerian workers’ contributions to the development of their nation.
At an event held in Abuja to commemorate 2024 Workers’ Day, he delivered an address in which he expressed gratitude to the workers, as presented by Vice President Kashim Shettima.
He said that the committee’s proposals about a new national minimum wage are open for receipt by the federal government. He gave workers assurances that the present administration’s reform strategy is focused on Nigeria’s advancement.
