The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), says it will start the process of reviewing the national minimum wage on January 23.
President Muhammadu Buhari signed the minimum wage act that
approved N30,000 for both federal and state workers in 2019.
Speaking in Abuja on Sunday, Emmanuel Njoku, the
spokesperson of NSIWC, said the commission had held a series of training and
meetings in preparation for nationwide monitoring of the act.
“The exercise will enlighten the public and private
employers and organisations on the economic benefits of adhering to the payment
of the national minimum wage,” he said.
“It will also help in
obtaining baseline data on remuneration policies and practices of private
sector organisations to enrich the commission’s data bank on staff
compensation.
“The monitoring exercise will cover the 36 states of the
federation including the federal capital territory.”
In October 2021, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), called
on the federal government to look into reviewing the current minimum wage,
citing increment in prices of goods and services.
Ayuba Wabba, NLC president, who spoke on Workers Decent Work
Day said: “N30,000 cannot buy a bag of rice, and we know how the cost of goods
or services has gone up. In fact, the worst is that when you retire, you have
to struggle to get your benefits.”
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