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March 31, 2019
The Presidency confirmed that the New Minimum WageBill was transmitted to President Muhammadu Buhari last week.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President onNational Assembly Matters (Senate), Ita Enang, stated this in Abuja.
The committees of both chambers of the National Assemblyhave passed the approved 30,000 naira as monthly minimum wage against the 27,000 naira proposed by the executive.
While the Senate passed the legislation penultimateTuesday, the House of Representatives passed it shortly before the assemblywent on recess for the general elections in February.
The legislators appealed to the Federal Governmentnot to allow the workers go on strike before its implementation.