The newly proposed minimum wage law from the executive branch of government will be swiftly considered, the 10th Senate, chaired by Godswill Akpabio, announced on Friday.
This information was disclosed in a statement by Senator Diket Plang of the APC, Plateau Central, the chairman of the Senate Committee on Employment, Labour, and Productivity.
He also claimed the Senate is committed to reducing the high level of poverty and enhancing the living standards of workers in Nigeria.
According to him, “The efforts of the federal government and organised labour in agreeing to set in motion the necessary machinery to review the current minimum wage in Nigeria as contained in the memorandum of understanding signed by the negotiating parties are commendable.
“The Senate Committee on Employment, Labour, and Productivity, under my chairmanship, is prepared to give expeditious attention to the passage of a new Act once negotiation on the matter is concluded and such a bill is transmitted to the National Assembly for enactment.
“Nigerians, and particularly members of this committee, are happy that the then-looming industrial unrest was averted by the memorandum of understanding entered into by the federal government, the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC. However, all the parties involved should avoid reneging on any of the agreements reached.”