President Muhammadu Buhari has approved N30,000 as the new national minimum wage.
BOKI BLOG learnt that he gave his approval while receiving the report of the Tripartite Committee on the Review of National Minimum Wage at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
With the approval, a bill is expected to be sent to the National Assembly to effect the change from N18,000 to N30,000.
SEE ALSO: Labour Congress Suspends Strike, Reaches Compromise With FG
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.
President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba had earlier suspended the planned nationwide strike.
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