The Federal Government of Nigeria, through the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris disclosed that President Bola Tinubu may likely take a final decision on the new minimum wage on Thursday.
He stated that the President will meet with organized labor on Thursday before finalizing an amount to be forwarded to the National Assembly.
According to Idris, the Federal Executive Council discussed the national minimum wage and plans to invite organized labor for a meeting this week.
He mentioned that the President is open to increasing the national minimum wage but is cautious to avoid triggering severe inflation.
Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.