The Federal Government is set to present
the N30,000 new National Minimum Wage proposal to the National Economic
Council on Thursday (tomorrow) for further consultations.
This was the key resolution of an extraordinary meeting of the Federal Executive Council, which ended in Abuja on Tuesday night.
President Muhammadu Buhari presided over the meeting at the Presidential Villa.
State governors, the Central Bank of
Nigeria and some major Ministries, Departments and Agencies of
government constitute the NEC.
The Minister of Information, Mr Lai
Mohammed, informed State House correspondents after the FEC rose that
deliberations centred on the minimum wage.
Mohammed did not give further details aside from saying that the government would meet with NEC for more talks.
He said, “Until after the meeting of the
NEC, l cannot (give details) because it is work in progress, since it
will also be discussed at the NEC meeting before we come out with the
decision. Thereafter, we can address the media.”
The NEC is chaired by Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.
Last week, Buhari inaugurated a technical committee to guide the government on how to implement a new wage bill.The inauguration of the committee came soon after the President also
made a commitment to forward a bill on the new minimum wage to the
National Assembly.
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