FG meets organised labour on minimum wage

The representatives of government on Tripartite committee on new minimum wage is set to meet to deliberate and agree on government position on the new minimum wage which will be presented at the next meeting of the Committee.

The meeting which is to take place at the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) on Thursday is expected to consider all positions including that of the governors under the auspices of the Nigerian Governors’ Forum before arriving at a middle ground.

A source at the SGF office, said from all indications, the federal government might consider amounts ranging N150,000 to N200,000 as the template for further negotiation at the meeting facilitated by SGF.