President Muhammadu Buhari is set to put smiles on the faces of many soon. The Nigeria’s first citizen on Monday set up a committee to look into the national minimum wage.
The committee, which is chaired by Ms. Ama People is saddled with the responsibility of negotiating a new National Minimum Wage for Nigerian workers.
The 30-member committee was inaugurated inside the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
Buhari had on Thursday approved the appointment of a 30-member tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee for the negotiation of a new National Minimum Wage.
The committee consists persons from the public sector, (Federal and State Governments) as well as Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA).
Other members include: the 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).