Minimum Wage Bill Scales Second Reading In House
A bill to review the National Minimum Wage every five years passed second reading in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
The bill was sponsored by House Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila.
According to Mr Gbajabiamila, workers across the country continue to seek for an increase in their wages owing to the high rate inflation.
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“The minimum wage shall be subject to periodic review every five years and the first review shall be effective from January 1, 2017 irrespective of the day the bill comes into force,” he said.
The Lagos state lawmaker, who is of the All Progressive Congress, APC, stated that salary is a major component of workers’ welfare, adding that the legislative arm needs to create a law to compel the Federal Government to effect a review.
The current minimum wage in Nigeria is N18, 000 per month. The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, is proposing N56,000.
