FG working to announce new minimum wage – Shoretire

The Federal Government is working to announce a new national minimum wage to alleviate the economic hardship faced by Nigerian workers.

Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Dr Kamil Shoretire, made this disclosure on Tuesday in Abuja at a capacity-building workshop organised for labour correspondents.

Shoretire confirmed that consultations were underway to set an official date for negotiations.

“We are yet to announce the timetable for that, but background discussions are already ongoing.

“When it’s time to get the press involved in what has been proposed and what is being negotiated, it will be revealed to you,” he said.

According to him, the government was also engaging workers in sectors where disputes over salaries and allowances remained unresolved.

This followed intense pressure from organised labour groups to review the current N70,000 national minimum wage approved by the Federal Government in 2024.

The workers are also requesting an increase to N500,000 and an immediate wage award.

They equally demanded a reduction in the petrol price to N500 per litre.