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August 24, 2019
The Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council and representatives of the Federal Government, will resume on September 4th to continue negotiations on the new national minimum wage.
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Thenegotiators adjourned to the new date to allow President Buhari to wade intothe disagreement of contingency and substantial adjustments on the new minimumwage.
The meeting,which held in Abuja, had the Permanent Secretaries of finance and labourministries, as well as representative of the National Salaries, Incomes andWages Commission in attendance.
The NationalPresident, Nigeria Civil Service Union, also one of the Labour leaders in thenegotiations, Lawrence Amaechi said that both parties had agreed to considertheir stance and allow the President to decide on the issue.
Theimmediate past Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission,Richard Egbule, headed the government side.