Minimum Wage: Committee Meeting Postponed Indefinitely as Lawyer Speaks On What FG Should Pay

• The federal government tripartite committee on new minimum wage has suspended its sitting indefinitely
• This is as the government increased its proposal from N57,000 to N60,000 while organised labour also came down from N497,000 to N494,000
• Reacting to the development in an interview with Legit.ng, Barrister Titilope Anifowoshe, suggested that N75,000 would be appropriate as the new minimum wage

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FCT, Abuja - The tripartite committee's meeting on the new minimum wage has been postponed indefinitely after its last meeting on Tuesday, May 28.

At the meeting held in Abuja, the federal government raised its proposal for the minimum wage from N57,000 to N60,000.

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During the last meeting, the organised labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the TUC, also reduced its initial demand of N497,000 as new minimum wage to N494,000, The Punch reported.

One of the union leaders, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, disclosed that the meeting ended in a stalemate and consequently postponed indefinitely.

The source said:

“The government proposed N60,000, which was not accepted by Labour.”

A union member, who spoke before the meeting commenced, said the organised labour would only lower its demands if the government raises its proposal.

The member, who did not disclose his name, added that the only solution was for the government to propose something reasonable so that they could also lower their demands.

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Reacting to the development, Titilope Anifowoshe, a legal practitioner who spoke with Legit.ng, suggested that N75,000 should be appropriate enough to pay the workers.

She said:

"I think N75,000 is appropriate enough to pay as a new minimum wage in this current situation."

Minimum wage: PDP chieftain knocks Tinubu's proposal

Legit.ng earlier reported that Rilwan Olanrewaju, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), condemned the proposed N54,000 new minimum wage by President Bola Tinubu's administration.

The PDP chieftain lamented that the federal government had removed all subsidy benefits that Nigerians enjoyed and proposed meagre amounts for the new minimum wage.

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

Source: Legit.ng