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<\/p>\nPresident of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says he hopes that the new minimum wage will spur Nigerians to work harder.<\/p>\n
Saraki in a goodwill message to mark the 2019 Workers\u2019 Day celebration, also commended the leadership and members of the organised labour for their patriotism in mostly choosing dialogue over industrial action in resolving trade disputes.<\/p>\n
He expressed hope that workers would be encouraged to always put in their best to uplift and sustain the nation\u2019s economy, \u201cin view of the recent signing into law of a new minimum wage of N30,000.<\/p>\n
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\u201cNo nation can develop without a virile and agile workforce.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt is trite to say that workers are the mainstay of our nation\u2019s economy, since no policy of government, no matter how remote, will succeed without the commitment and collaboration of workers saddled with implementation.<\/p>\n
\u201cHaving interacted with Nigerian workers and their leadership times without number, I can say without fear of contradiction that the nation\u2019s workforce is among the best in the continent.<\/p>\n
\u201cAll that is left is to adequately harness their abundant talents and spirit of patriotism to further improve on the nation\u2019s economic and political development through timely and adequate motivation, training and retraining,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Saraki advised the public sector, \u201cto work to ensure that the country realized her potentials.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt should eliminate tardiness, increase the level of discipline and strive to provide enabling environment for the private sector to thrive with the resultant broadening of the scope of national prosperity.\u201d<\/p>\n
He called on the leadership of organised labour to continue to discharge their responsibilities in the overall interest of the country.<\/p>\n
President of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, says he hopes that the new minimum wage will spur Nigerians to work harder. Saraki in a goodwill message to mark the 2019 Workers\u2019 Day celebration, also commended the leadership and members of the organised labour for their patriotism in mostly choosing dialogue over industrial action in resolving […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":8135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,15,29],"tags":[106,249,103,327],"class_list":["post-9371","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-economy","category-head-lines","tag-economy","tag-minimum-wage","tag-saraki","tag-workers"],"yoast_head":"\n