The Nigerian government has refuted claims that the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, proposed a new minimum wage of N105,000 to Chief Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Bayo Onanuga, the special adviser to Tinubu on Information and Strategy, dismissed the reports as false in a brief statement.
“The Honorable Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun has not proposed N105,000 minimum wage. The contrary story being disseminated is false,” Onanuga asserted.
This denial follows earlier reports suggesting that Edun had submitted a proposal for increasing the minimum wage to N105,000 per month.
The issue emerged in the wake of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) calling off their strike over the government’s refusal to raise the minimum wage to N494,000.
The strike was suspended after the government agreed to negotiate a new minimum wage within a week.
Tinubu had tasked Edun with presenting a template for the new minimum wage by Wednesday, in line with the government’s agreement with the labour unions.
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