The President of the Nigerian Senate, Godswill Akpabio has said Nigerian employers can’t pay their staff below ₦70,000.
He made the declaration while passing the new minimum wage bill into law on the floor of the senate.
“If you’re a tailor and you employ additional hands, you can’t pay the person below 70,000. If you have a housemaid, you cannot pay them below ₦70,000. If you hire a driver or a gateman, you cannot pay them below ₦70,000,” he said.
This follows Tinubu’s approval of ₦70,000 as the new national minimum wage after several meetings between the Nigerian government and organized labor.
Following his approval, the president transmitted the minimum wage bill to the National Assembly for passage.
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