Minimum Wage: Akpabio Lists Categories of Workers Entitled to Get N70k Monthly

• Godswill Akpabio, the president of the Nigerian Senate, has disclosed the categories of Nigerian workers entitled to the N70,000 minimum wage
• According to the Senate president, staff like house help, apprentices, and other domestic workers would not be paid less than N70,000
• Akpabio stated this during passage of the new minimum wage bill forwarded to the chamber by President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, July 23

Senate President Godswill Akpabio has announced that employers are now required to pay their staff a minimum wage of N70,000.

He said the development applies to all employers, including those in small-scale and informal sectors, such as employers of domestic workers or tailors.

Minimum wage: Akpabio explains what employers can pay

Akpabio esaid no employer can pay their staff below the minimum wage of N70,000, regardless of the type of work or industry.

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The Senate president made this known during passage of the new minimum wage bill into law. The bill aims to ensure fair compensation for all workers.

In a trending video, Akpabio said:

“If you’re a tailor and you employ additional hands, you can’t pay the person below N70,000. If you have a housemaid, you cannot pay them below N70,000. If you hire a driver or a gateman, you cannot pay them below N70,000.”

Tinubu pegs minimum wage at N70,000

President Tinubu recently reached the N70,000 minimum wage agreement with labour leaders after several meetings between the government, the union, and the organised private sector.

On Tuesday, July 23, the president forwarded the minimum wage amended bill to the National Assembly. It was discussed on the floor of the Senate and the House of Representatives and subsequently passed.

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The development has increased the current minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. The agitation for a higher minimum wage began when the president announced the removal of the fuel subsidy and implemented other economic measures.

See the video of Akpabio here:

Akpabio knocked for talking down on colleague

Legit.ng earlier reported that Akpabio made the headlines again for talking down on another senator, Opeyemi Bamidele.

In a trending video, Akpabio abruptly stopped the Ekiti lawmaker from talking about the Senate committee on finance and asked him to move a motion for the Senate to proceed on recess.

Akpabio's action came days after he faced intense criticism online for also interrupting Kogi senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan.

Proofreading by James, Ojo Adakole, journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng.

Source: Legit.ng