In the aftermath of the removal of the fuel subsidy, which has caused hardship for Nigerians, the federal government has taken a step forward by establishing thirty-seven member committee to propose a new national minimum wage for the country.
The inauguration took place at the Council Chamber, State House, Abuja, and the panel’s composition spans across federal and state governments, the private sector, and the organized labor.
In light of this development, Yesfm’s Oluwasemiloore Ige conducted interviews with residents of Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State, to know their perspectives on the appropriate amount for the new minimum wage.
Let’s now explore the opinions shared by the residents.
In his own view, the Former TUC Chairman in Oyo State and the National Coordinator Federal Workers Forum, Andrew Emelieze emphasized that, for the purpose of stimulating economic growth, the federal government should focus on increasing investments in extensive production.
The minimum wage in Nigeria is thirty thousand naira while the Nigerian Labour Congress said that the two hundred thousand naira minimum wage earlier proposed to the Federal Government was no longer realistic, considering the country’s current economic situation.