JOHN AMEH and SUNDAY ABORISADEThe resolution of the dispute over the national minimum wage is far from being over following the decision of the House of Representatives to pass N30,000 as the new wage, SUNDAY PUNCH has gathered. The lawmakers, on Wednesday, passed the N30,000, an amount higher by N3,000 than the N27,000 President Muhammadu Buhari presented to the National Assembly earlier in his bill. However, the N30,000 tallied with the recommendation of the tripartite committee on the minimum wage, which submitted its report to Buhari in November, 2018. But following a meeting of the National Council of State last month, the President eventually presented a minimum wage bill of N27,000 to the National Assembly. The bill is still within the National Assembly.

Source: Punch February 02, 2019 23:37 UTC