The Federal Government is set to inaugurate a 37-man Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage with a mandate to recommend a new National Minimum Wage for the Country. The planned inauguration of the Committee is sequel to the approval of President Bola Tinubu.
This was according to a statement by Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Segun Imohiosen. The inauguration is scheduled to hold on Tuesday, January 30, 2024 by 12 noon at the Council Chamber, Presidential Villa, State House, Abuja.
The Committee under the Chairmanship of former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Bukar Aji, which cut across Federal Government, State Government, Private Sector and the Organised Labour are as follows: The Federal Government members include Minister of Finance & Coordinating, Wale Edun, Minister of Economy, Atiku Bagudu, Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Doctor Yemi Esan among others.
Also from the State Government, Mohammed Bago, Governor, Niger State- representative from North Central; Senator Bala Mohammed, Governor Bauchi State- representative from North East; Umar Radda, Governor Katsina State- representative from North West; Professor Charles Soludo, Governor, Anambra State- representative from the South East among others.
Other Members expected at the Inauguration are; Nigeria Employers’ of Consultative Association, NECA, Nigeria Association of Chambers of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture, NACCIMA, National Association of Small and Medium Enterprise, NASME, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria, MAN, Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, among others.