{"id":8601,"date":"2019-04-18T16:03:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-18T16:03:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=8601"},"modified":"2019-04-18T16:03:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-18T16:03:59","slug":"president-buhari-signs-national-minimum-wage-bill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/president-buhari-signs-national-minimum-wage-bill","title":{"rendered":"President Buhari Signs National Minimum Wage Bill"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Abuja, April 18, 2019 (NAN) President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday gave assent to the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act approving N30,000 for the least paid worker in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The bill was approved by the National Assembly (NASS) in March.<\/p>\n<p>The Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly (Senate), Mr Ita Enang, confirmed the development when he briefed State House correspondents in Abuja on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari in January sought the approval of N27,000 as against the N30,000 agreed upon by stakeholders after months of negotiation.<\/p>\n<p>However, NASS approved N30,000.<\/p>\n<p>Enang stated that by the new law, it had become mandatory for employers to pay N30,000 as minimum wage to their workers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Abuja, April 18, 2019 (NAN) President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday gave assent to the National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act approving N30,000 for the least paid worker in Nigeria. 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