The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved the sum of N30,000 as the new national minimum wage.
The bill was passed after the adoption of the report by the ad hoc committee set up on the New Minimum Wage Bill presented to the National Assembly by President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday.
Passing the bill for the third reading on Tuesday, the lawmakers unanimously approved the N30,000 recommendation by the committee in consonance with the resolution by the tripartite committee set up by the President.
The committee had approved N30,000 for both federal and state workers.
The lower chamber passed the bill about a week after President Muhammadu Buhari sent the wage bill for consideration, after it was approved by the National Council of State.
National Council of State had approved the sum of N27,000 while the federal government said it would increase it to N30,000 for its workers.
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