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Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has said his principal is looking to \u201cdouble\u201d the current minimum wage.<\/p>\n

Ngelale stated this while in an interview on Channels Television on Thursday night.<\/p>\n

He said the federal government knows the removal of petrol subsidy is \u201churting\u201d Nigerians.<\/p>\n

Currently, the national minimum wage is N30,000, but Ngelale noted that with the removal of the subsidy, states now have enough funds to afford a new national minimum wage.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s absolutely evident at this point and I do not want to preempt President Bola Tinubu.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd I also don\u2019t want to preempt the work of the minimum wage review committee. But what I will say is this, it is evident that the president would want nothing less than a doubling and I say nothing less.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis means you\u2019re looking at a basic minimum of a doubling of the current minimum wage,\u201d Ngelale said.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. The special adviser to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has said his principal is looking to \u201cdouble\u201d the current minimum wage. Ngelale stated this while in an interview on Channels Television on Thursday night. He said the federal government knows the removal of petrol subsidy is \u201churting\u201d Nigerians. 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