{"id":5372,"date":"2019-02-25T17:44:37","date_gmt":"2019-02-25T17:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=5372"},"modified":"2019-02-25T17:44:37","modified_gmt":"2019-02-25T17:44:37","slug":"fg-reassures-workers-of-new-minimum-wage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/fg-reassures-workers-of-new-minimum-wage","title":{"rendered":"FG reassures workers of new minimum wage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"content-inner \">\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>President<\/b><\/span><strong><span class=\"s2\">Muhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerian workers in the public and private sectors that he would continue to stand firm with them on the implementation of new minimum wage.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The President gave the assurance while addressing the cr\u00e8me of the Lagos Business<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>community, which included the organised private sector \u2013 Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Association of Chambers<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>of Commerce, Industry, Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA), Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises, Nigerian Employers Consultative Association (NECA), captains of industry and<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>financial experts at the State House Marina, Lagos.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/buhari1-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/buhari1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/upload\/sites\/3\/2019\/01\/buhari1.jpg 644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The President, who read a prepared speech, stunned his audience when he turned down the usual standing ovation, asking them to rather sit down and hear another story he had to tell about the National Minimum Wage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">Revealing that he has been in support of the new minimum wage right from the start because of the prevailing inflationary rate and the rising cost of living since the last minimum wage came to effect in 2011, he said he had little reservations, which a Hausa folklore would best express. According to the President, though he is not Hausa, rather a mixture of Fulani by father and Kanuri by mother, Daura, where he was born and grew up was a pure Hausa settlement.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The folklore, the President went on, was about a certain mentally deranged Hausa woman who went to the bush to fetch firewood. The woman after tying a load of firewood discovered she would not be able to lift it, yet certain passersby urged her to gather more firewood since she had so many people to feed. The woman paid heed and gathered even more firewood and ended up not being able to either lift her initial load of firewood or the later additions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">He recalled that many states as well as private sector firms could not pay the existing minimum wage hence prompting the Federal Government to give bailout to some states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">He, therefore, appealed for the commitment of all stakeholders to ensure the smooth implementation of the new wage without retrenchment and its consequent social disequilibrium.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s2\">The President commended the Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, whom he described as \u201ca competent, effective and energetic Minister,\u201d midwifing negotiations for almost two years and offering him useful advice as well as properly conveying and advising the tripartite members on government\u2019s position.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"tbmarker\"><\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\" class=\" trc_related_container trc_spotlight_widget trc_elastic trc_elastic_thumbnails-c \" data-placement-name=\"below-article\">\n<div class=\"trc_rbox_container\">\n<div>\n<div id=\"trc_wrapper_42835\" class=\"trc_rbox thumbnails-c trc-content-sponsored \">\n<div id=\"trc_header_42835\" class=\"trc_rbox_header trc_rbox_border_elm\">\n<div class=\"trc_header_ext\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PresidentMuhammadu Buhari has reassured Nigerian workers in the public and private sectors that he would continue to stand firm with them on the implementation of new minimum wage. 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