President Muhamamdu Buhari on Monday received the report of
the technical advisory committee on the implementation of the new national
minimum wage at the presidential villa, Abuja.
It would be recalled that the president had, on January 9, inaugurated the Bismarck Rewane-led advisory committee during which he reiterated his commitment to an upward review of the minimum wage.
Earlier, the president had on December 19, 2018 while presenting the 2019 Appropriation Bill to the joint session of the national assembly announced his intention to constitute the committee.
He said the committee would recommend “modalities for the implementation of the new minimum wage in such a manner as to minimise its inflationary impact as well as ensure that its introduction does not lead to job losses.”
The two chambers of the national assembly had deliberated and approved the bill on N30, 000 as new national minimum wage.
