Though President Muhammadu Buhari is still considering the tripartite committee’s report on minimum wage, governors have said they cannot pay the N30,000 proposed salary. They gave conditions under which they can pay. Labour has rejected their conditions, warning against testing workers’ patience. How will states owing salaries fare if the proposed wage is ratified? TOBA AGBOOLA asks.
When the minimum wage was increased to N18,000 in 2011, it was hailed in labour circles as a feat for the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. Seven years after, N18,000 remains the …
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