We’ve reached agreement on minimum wage –Keyamo, Labour
The federal government and organised labour on Thursday finally agreed on the percentage increase on the consequential adjustment in workers’ salaries as a result of the new minimum wage of N30,000. As the meeting reached an advanced stage, Festus Keyamo, the minister of state for labour and employment, tweeted from ...
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We’ve reached agreement on minimum wage –Keyamo, Labour