BREAKING: Buhari Officially Approves N30,000 Minimum Wage [Details]

President Muhammadu Buhari has finally and officially approved the increase of the national minimum wage from N18 , 000 to N 30, 000 .

Mr . President gave his approval to this at the Presidential Villa in Abuja while receiving reports of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage .

Upon Buhari ’ s approval , a bill will be forwarded to the National Assembly to activate the change from N 18 , 000 to N30 , 000 .

Recall that the Nigerian Labour Congress , NLC, Trade Union Congress , TUC, United Labour Congress , ULC , and other labour unions met with the Federal Government yesterday over the minimum wage issue after they threatened a nationwide strike which they later suspended after the meeting