Just in: President Buhari inaugurates 30-member new wage committee

President Muhammadu Buhari, today, Monday, November 27, inaugurates a 30-member tripartite National Minimum Wage Committee for the negotiation of a new National Minimum Wage for the Nigerian workers.
The inauguration which was held inside the council chamber of the presidential villa Abuja was attended by governors and senior government officials.
The committee is made up of persons from the public sector, (Federal and state governments) and the private sector made up of the largest private employer group, the Nigeria Employers Consultative Association (NECA), Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Nigerian Association of Chambers of Commerce Industry Mines and Agriculture (NACCIMA) and Nigerian Association of Small and Medium Enterprises (NASME).
Ama Pepple will chair the committee while the current minister of Labour and employment, Chris Ngige, will serve as deputy chairman.