The Federal Government has said that it had not reached any consensus with the Labour Union leaders on the actual figure as the minimum wage for the workers in public and private sectors of Nigeria.
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, who spoke to news men today, Wednesday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, said that negotiations are still ongoing as the different groups involved have agreed on different figures as minimum wage.
According to him, the labour leaders agreed on N30,000, the private sector agreed on N25,000 while the Federal and State governments agreed on N24,000 and N20,000 respectively.
He said that negotiations will continue as they plan to harmonize the agreements reached tomorrow, Thursday, adding that in accordance with Convention 131 of the International Labour Organisation, the most important thing to consider in fixing the new minimum wage is the ability to pay.
