The Presidency has submitted the National Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly. THE INFORMANT247 learnt.
The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), Senator Ita Enang, disclosed this to newsmen in Abuja late yesterday.
Recall taht the Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, had told reporters after the National Executive Council meeting that the bill would be transmitted to the before the close of work on Wednesday.
“I can confirm to you that the bill on minimum wage was transmitted to the National Assembly this evening.” -Enag
The letter, informing the federal lawmakers of the bill’s transmission would be read on the floor of both chambers on Thursday (today).
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Foreign and Local debts, Senator Shehu Sani, told one of our correspondents on Wednesday that the bill would wait till after the elections.
He said, “There is no way we could attend to the minimum wage bill as well as the 2019 budget until after the general elections.”
Meanwhile, the President, Nigeria Labour Congress, Ayuba Wabba, has lamented that the minimum wage can barely provide basic necessities of life for workers in many parts of the world, noting that one per cent of the world population now controls half of global wealth.
Wabba made this known on Wednesday in the address he delivered at the 18th Congress of the Italian General Confederation of Labour.
Omo-Bagbansoro Uthman is a reporter with THE INFORMANT247. He covers National Assembly and International News.