President Bola Ahmed Tinubu says he will approve a new minimum wage that is payable by the government.
He stated this on Wednesday at a dinner to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of uninterrupted Democracy in Abuja.
“I have to celebrate with you my dear brother, Senate President, Deputy Senate President,” he said, adding that Senate President Godswill Akpabio and his deputy, Jibrin Barau would soon get an Executive Bill from him on the new minimum wage.
“The minimum wage is going to be what Nigerians can afford, what you can afford and what I can afford. Cut your coat according to your size, if you have size at all,” he said.
The President further promised to bring down the prices of food by tackling the menace of banditry that has forced many farmers away from their farms.
Tinubu, in his Democracy Day speech promised to send the Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly.
Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.