Nigeria’s
former Head of Service, Ama Pepple has been appointed to head the 30-member
committee to review national minimum wage. The Tripartite National
Minimum Wage
Committee would be inaugurated on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari who
approved the appointment of members of the country to negotiate a new minimum
wage.
Mr Samuel
Olowookere, Deputy Director, Press, Ministry of Labour and Employment, said by
its tripartite nature, the committee was made up of persons from the public and
the private sectors.
“They
include the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Manufacturers
Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce
Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and Nigerian Association of Small and
Medium Enterprises (NASME)". He said other members of the committee are
Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment (Deputy Chairman), Mr.
Ayuba Wabba and Mr Bobboi Kaigama, among others would be representing the trade
unions.
The Nigeria
Governors’ Forum (NGF) will be represented by Rauf Aregbesola of Osun, and Gov.
Rochas Okorocha of Imo State. The Committee will be inaugurated on Monday,
November 27 at the Council Chambers, Sate House, Abuja.’
The Nigerian
Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have been kicking
against the present Nigeria’s national minimum wage of N18,000. The unions are
proposing N56,000 as a new minimum wage.
The N18,000
minimum wage was introduced seven years ago when by former President Goodluck
Jonathan, who acted then for late President Umar Yar’Adua. The minimum wage was
an improvement on the N7,500 minimum wage that was obtainable.
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