The Minister for Labour and Productivity, Dr, Chris Ngige, on Monday assured Nigerian workers that implementation of a new minimum wage in the country would be done.
He said the committee set up for that purpose by the Federal Government had already started work.
Ngige gave the assurance while speaking with journalists shortly after witnessing the swearing-in of newly-elected chairmen of the 18 local government councils in Edo State at the Government House, Benin.
Council elections were conducted in the state on Saturday, and the ruling All Progressives Congress won all the positions.
The minister said the Minimum Wage Review Committee, with him as deputy chairman, would submit final report in the third quarter of the year to the National Assembly for due consideration.
“This is a constitutional issue and the Constitution makes provision for the minimum wage to be reviewed every…
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