The Federal Government says the National Minimum Wage Bill will be transmitted to the National Assembly on or before Jan. 23, 2019.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Sen. Chris Ngige, said this while speaking with newsmen after a closed-door meeting with the leadership of organised labour on Tuesday in Abuja.
Ngige said that the Federal Government and the organised labour had signed a Memorandum of Understanding that on or before Jan. 23, the National Minimum Wage Bill would be sent to the National Assembly.
The minister, while commending labour for its cooperation and understanding, called for the withdrawal of the threat of an industrial action, saying that it was no longer necessary.
Also speaking with newsmen, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Ayuba Wabba, said they had agreed that on or before Jan. 23, the bill would be transmitted to the National Assembly.
