The Federal Government is to reconstitute a committee on the consequential adjustment of wages in the civil service to reflect the new thirty thousand naira minimum wage.
Labour and Employment Minister, Chris Ngige, who announced in Abuja when a delegation of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC led by its President, Ayuba Wabba visited him, explained that reconstituting the team became necessary as Ministers were expected to take over negotiations from permanent secretaries.
It was learnt that advance negotiations of the consequential adjustment of the minimum wage from grade levels seven to seventy, would continue today.
Wabba, who said the Joint Council, has informed the NLC and Trade Union Congress, TUC of the deadlock, urged Ngige to intervene in resolving areas of disagreements.Responding, Ngige said government would involve the two labour centres in the negotiations going forward to ensure that all the stakeholders are fully carried along
