The public hearing on the national minimum wage by Tripartite Committee has started in the North Central.
The public hearing began at 11:25 am on Thursday, March 7.
The Chairman of the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage for the North Central Zone, is the President of the Trade Union Congress, Festus Osifo.
Among those present at this hearing in Abuja are: the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, Governor of Niger State represented by his Deputy, Yakubu Garba, Kwara State governor represented by his Chief of Staff, and Prince Abdulkadir Mahe.
In agreement with the provision of item No. 34 of Exclusive Legislative List, Part I. Legislative Powers, Second Schedule of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) and Section 5 of the National Minimum Wage Act 2019, President Bola Tinubu instituted the Tripartite Committee on National Minimum Wage led by the retired Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Bukar Aji.
The Committee has the terms of reference to parley with all stakeholders on the issue of National Minimum Wage; to consider the National Minimum Wage in the context of the dynamics of the national economy, and to recommend a realistic and practical National Minimum Wage to the government.
