President Muhammadu Buhari, today, Monday, November 27, inaugurates a 30-member tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee for the negotiation of a new National Minimum Wage for the Nigerian workers.
The inauguration which was held inside the council chamber of the presidential villa Abuja was attended by governors and senior government officials. The committee is made up of persons from the public sector, (Federal and state governments) and the private sector made up of the largest private employer group, the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME).
Ama Pepple will chair the committee while the current minister of Labour and employment, Chris Ngige, will serve as deputy chairman.
Richard Egbule,the chairman, National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission will serve as the secretary of the committee.
Other members of the committee are minister, Budget and Planning, Udo Udoma, minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Winifred Oyo – Ita and the permanent secretary, general services office, office of the secretary to the government of the federation, Roy Ugo. The Nigeria Governors’ Forum is also represented in the committee while the DG of NGF, Asishana Okauru, will serve as an observer.
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