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Nigerian Senate Approves 67% Increase of Minimum Wage

Muhammadu Buhari, Nigeria's president, speaks during a trip to the US. Photographer: Pool/Bloomberg
By Bloomberg
19 Mar 2019
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The decision by the parliament’s upper chamber Tuesday in the capital, Abuja, came after the House of Representatives approved a report to this effect in January. It will still need President Muhammadu Buhari’s assent before becoming law.

The presidency said in January it would ask parliament to agree to a minimum wage of 27,000 naira for employees in the private sector and of state governments, while federal government workers would get 30,000 naira. DM

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