The Nigerian workforce has been motivated for higher performance with the recent endorsement by National Council of State (NCS) to implement a minimum wage of N18, 000 for the least paid worker in Nigeria.
This was announced at a media briefing jointly addressed by the governors of Jigawa, Gombe, Akwa Ibom, Imo and Lagos states on the outcome of the NCS meeting presided over by the President Goodluck Jonathan at the State House, Abuja on Thursday, November 25.
The NCS further advised President Jonathan to forward a bill to the National Assembly for enactment into law.
In his comments, Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom State noted that the national minimum wage of N18, 000 was applicable to both federal and state government workers and also compels private sector organizations with a minimum of 50 workers on its pay roll to pay the minimum wage to its workers.
Apabio said that the Council is convinced that the decision would lay to rest the labor crisis over wages adding that the Council has also advised the President to remove the national minimum wage from the exclusive legislative bill so as to allow each state government to negotiate with its workers on a convenient and acceptable minimum wage to be paid.
Elucidating further, the Lagos State Governor Babatunde Fashola noted that because of deferential endowments some states might find implementation of the minimum wage difficult and that with respect to the private sector, there was a move for a downward review of the number of employees from 50 workers.
In attendance at the meeting were former presidents and Heads of states including, Alhaji Shehu Shagari, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, General Muhammadu Buhari and Chief Ernest Shonekan.
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