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Buhari signs N30,000 minimum wage, takes immediate effect

Ezekiel Johnson
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With effect from April 18, 2019, Nigerian workers will receive N30,000 as minimum wage.

President Muhammadu Buhari signed the minimum wage bill into law to that effect at the State House, Abuja.

It would be recalled that the National Assembly passed the National Minimum Wage Bill, approving N30,000 minimum monthly wage for Federal and State workers and presented it to the president for assent.

After the presentation of the proposed wage to the National Council of State on January 22, it was passed to the National Assembly.

The Federal Executive Council also deliberated and approved the minimum wage and it was sent to the National Assembly for approval.

The approval was made by the Senate on March 19, 2019.

Senator Ita Enang who is the Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate) spoke with State House correspondents on the matter.

“This makes it compulsory for all employers of labour in Nigeria to pay their workers the sum of N30,000 and this excludes persons who are employing less than 25 workers; persons who work in a ship which sail out of jurisdiction; persons who are in other kinds of regulated employments are excepted by the Act.

“It also gives the workers the right if you are compelled by any circumstance to accept salary that is less than 30,000 for you to sue your employers to recover the balance.

“It authorises the minister of labour and any person nominated by the minister of labour or any person designated by the minister of labour in any ministry, department or agency to on your behalf take action in your name against such employer to recover the balance of wages.

“It also ensures and mandates the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission and the minister of labour to be the chief and principal enforcers of the provisions of this law; and this law applies to all agencies and persons and bodies throughout the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“The effective date is April 18, 2019 as Mr President has assented to; it has been assented to and it takes effect today except  such other provision as are contained in the Act.”

He added that the enforcement and the right to start the implementation of the provisions commenced immediately including such steps that would be taken gradually under the provisions of the Act.

 

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