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Barring any last-minute change of plan, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) is expected to meet today to deliberate on salient matters aimed at tackling some…

Barring any last-minute change of plan, the Federal Executive Council (FEC) is expected to meet today to deliberate on salient matters aimed at tackling some of the problems bedevilling the country.

Daily Trust gathered that the meeting is expected to consider some serious matters of state including the vexed issue of the minimum wage impasse that had been ongoing between the federal government and organized labour.

The tripartite committee set up by the federal government recently submitted its report to President Bola Tinubu.

While the federal government has agreed that it can pay N62,000 minimum wage, the organised Labour consisting of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) said Labour will only settle for N250,000.



The meeting, Daily Trust gathered, is expected to consider the stand of labour, what the government can conveniently pay, before putting in place measures towards an executive bill that will be presented to the National Assembly. The last FEC meeting was held on the 13th and 14th of May, 2024.

Before now, the Federal Executive Council meetings of the present administration were always held on Mondays.

President Bola Tinubu was said to have approved the conduct of FEC to be held every Monday.

Before the advent of this administration, the weekly FEC meeting, presided over by the president and attended by cabinet members as well as other top aides to the president, was always held every Wednesday.

https://dailytrust.com/fec-holds-today-may-consider-new-minimum-wage-for-workers/

Fg should use executives order to pass the new minimum wage.

Labour, states and private sectors can continue dragging themselves

If there are states in Nigeria still paying N18k as minimum wage which this Labour Union couldn't do a Jack about, why should they be still proposing N250k if they are indeed serious with the negotiations

Nigerian government is a joke how can you conclude on minimum wage and send the bill to national assembly when the other party are still dragging feets on what they went.,

If Tinubu Sends The bill to the national assembly without both parties coming to a consensus then he doesn't understand governance. He's more or less a draconian leader, and the could have effect on his re-election

Is Tinubu considering a starvation wage or a living wage? I think this should be our focus

ur copy and paste not standard enough! edit Niger community comot

Tinubu not interested in anybodys pain.
Instead of adding money to workers he may still add more tax to people who are already starving.
Nigerian customs are daily smiling to the bank due to high tax.
Electric distribution companies have channels their allocation of power to band A to harvest more cash as other band remain in darkness.

Anything less than 100k will be rejected

Nigeria workers deserve living wages not slavery wages

70k means nothing with economic realities on ground.

THAT'S VERY GOOD.
LET US GET THE VIEWS OF NCS-NATIONAL COUNCIL OF STATE AND THE NCN-NATIONAL CONSCIENCE OF NIGERIA TOO.

WE WANT LABOUR REPORT ON THEIR PRODUCTIVITY BARGAINING.

ORISA37
HAPPY DELIBERATION.

Their personal interest attach meeting or gathering hasn't provided anything tangible before. So they should all get the f**k off!

Nackzy:
Nigerian government is a joke how can you conclude on minimum wage and send the bill to national assembly when the other party are still dragging feets on what they went.,

If Tinubu Sends The bill to the national assembly without both parties coming to a consensus then he doesn't understand governance. He's more or less a draconian leader, and the could have effect on his re-election

What you are saying now is that what the article said?

Nackzy:
Nigerian government is a joke how can you conclude on minimum wage and send the bill to national assembly when the other party are still dragging feets on what they went.,

If Tinubu Sends The bill to the national assembly without both parties coming to a consensus then he doesn't understand governance. He's more or less a draconian leader, and the could have effect on his re-election

You are right.
He's a dictator.....a concession must stand in democratic settings before acting on it. Tinubu need to learn and repeat his class

Realtord43:
Anything less than 100k will be rejected

Nigeria workers deserve living wages not slavery wages

There are states like Abia state that's not paying 30k, is this same states like Abia you feel will pay 100k? Just dey play

Anything less than N100K is slave wage!

A town hall different from balablu

Noted.

Nackzy:
Nigerian government is a joke how can you conclude on minimum wage and send the bill to national assembly when the other party are still dragging feets on what they went.,
If Tinubu Sends The bill to the national assembly without both parties coming to a consensus then he doesn't understand governance. He's more or less a draconian leader, and the could have effect on his re-election

Do the Nigerian people understand governance?

Its now i no that you lack wisdom, have you ever ask yourself that, what if they do it, what will labour do? If there is no labour, there will be no workforce, and there will be no money for anything. So if they do it, there will be total shut down, the GDP will go down. My guy at least have sense.

Everything about this administration is "may", nothing is certain
"Dangote refinery may..."
"Lagos-Calabar coastal road may..."
"Portharcourt refinery may..."
"Minimum wage may..."
"The Federal Government may...."
"The student loan may..."

Paraman:
There are states like Abia state that's not paying 30k, is this same states like Abia you feel will pay 100k? Just dey play

Yes, any state that cannot afford minimum wage should not be in business. A viable state should be able to afford non-slave wages. Any thing less than that is a state that does not even need to exist or a governor that needs to be removed from office.

Why the word "may" . It is what concerns the poor masses they are using probably shebi? God does not sleep nor slumber.

May
Plan to
In the pipeline
Working on
Hot on the trail

Usual words they use to say we won't do it or have no plans at all.

Put all the politicians on minimum wage and see how things change very fast for the better.

Keyz1:
Everything about this administration is "may", nothing is certain
"Dangote refinery may..."
"Lagos-Calabar coastal road may..."
"Portharcourt refinery may..."
"Minimum wage may..."
"The Federal Government may...."
"The student loan may..."

That’s how a criminal works

helinues:
Fg should use executives order to pass the new minimum wage.

Labour, states and private sectors can continue dragging themselves

If there are states in Nigeria still paying N18k as minimum wage which this Labour Union couldn't do a Jack about, why should they be still proposing N250k if they are indeed serious with the negotiations

Mr. Man, when we say you people don't really understand governance, we are not just saying it to malign you guys but just the truth spoken.
Federal Executive Order cannot work on state, it can only work on federal government parastatal under the purview of the federal government. States are not appendage of the federal government. This is a matter of law. Mr. President must see that the minimum wage act is passed into law by the National Assembly, then, it would be binding all all sectors of government both federal, state, local government and private sector inclusive.
Executive Order cannot work in matter that requires law to be passed and assented to, this is what will stand judicial scrutiny and not an order. Do you know how many executive orders that courts have voided because it goes against the constitution?
Please pipe low and let the FG do the needful and stop introducing what is not just to appear right.

helinues:
Fg should use executives order to pass the new minimum wage.

Labour, states and private sectors can continue dragging themselves

If there are states in Nigeria still paying N18k as minimum wage which this Labour Union couldn't do a Jack about, why should they be still proposing N250k if they are indeed serious with the negotiations

you cant use executive order for minimum wage

Bulaba country always on propaganda, nothing good to come out.

helinues:
Fg should use executives order to pass the new minimum wage.

Labour, states and private sectors can continue dragging themselves

If there are states in Nigeria still paying N18k as minimum wage which this Labour Union couldn't do a Jack about, why should they be still proposing N250k if they are indeed serious with the negotiations

Oloriburuku omo adanu!!!