N70,000 Minimum Wage Assent, Manifestation of Tinubu’s Love for Workers, Says Akpabio | METROWATCH
By Seyi Babalola President Bola Tinubu signed the National Minimum Wage Bill into law on Monday, paving the way for the implementation of the N70,000 agreed upon by all stakeholders in the tripartite committee. The President signed the bill into law at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, in the presence of the National Assembly's leadership, Senate President Godswill Akpabio, Deputy Senate President Jibrin Barau, and others. The President, who is presiding over a Federal Executive Council meeting, had to momentarily halt proceedings to consent to the measure. Shortly after, Senate President Akpabio told State House Correspondents that Nigerian workers should be pleased since the government had not only doubled the salary norm, but also increased it He seized the opportunity to caution those planning a national protest saying while ...
