The Federal Government of Nigeria has said after consultations, it proposed N24,000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants.
Minister of Labour and employment, Chris Ngige, stated this on Wednesday while briefing State House correspondents after the meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC).
Mr. Ngige was responding to media reports quoting the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Wabba, saying that the tri-partite committee discussing the demand for new minimum wage has agreed to increase it from the current N19,200 to N30,000.
“Such information is not true,” Ngige said.
The minister said when the committee reconvened on October 5, after the NLC had called off its nationwide strike, “ the organised labour came down to N30,000, the organised private sector came down to N25,000.”
He also said the federal government had to consult with the 36 state governors. According to him, after the consultations, the Federal government proposed N24,000 while governors proposed N20,000.
He however said the government is still consulting while negotiations are ongoing.