By Oladeinde Olawoyin

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, on Sunday said the Nigerian parliament would enact a new wage bill for Nigerian workers.

Mr. Dogara noted that due to the rising cost of living in the country, increasing workers’ salary had become necessary.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser, Media and Public Affairs, Turaki Hassan, to mark the 2017 Workers’ Day, Mr. Dogara said the House was committed to passing a new minimum wage bill.

“While commending you for your commitment to the service and building of the nation, I wish to assure you that the National Assembly remains committed to the passage of the National Minimum Wage Bill when presented by the executive,” he added.

Commenting further, he stressed that the eight House of Representatives was committed to initiating other laws and legislative interventions that would promote the welfare and well being of Nigerian workers.

He, however, enjoined workers, especially civil servants to re-dedicate themselves to duty and support government’s laudable policies and programmes.

I pray they are sincere o! It will be a good opportunity for me to finally get the new LED TV, phone (Tecno Camon CX) & washing machine that madam has been on my neck for.

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I really pray for this increment o

We definitely need an increase in the minimum wage but they also need to find a way to make living standard comfortable and things affordable so we don't spend everything we get on what we want, like you wey wan buy CX so

Hope they don't go and increase it by only a couple thousand that won't be enough to get you that Washing machine and Camon Cx.

Good news.

Increasing salaries without stabilizing the economy is like pouring water into a basket.
If the dollar is #200, workers won't bother about increase.
If u increase salary by 100 percent at the current exchange rate, it is a waste.
Anyways, Happy New Month to u ALL.

All these our reps sef. Hope it's not just all talk and no action? Fingers crossed it sees the light of day. Lol...OP don already budget money wey never enter.