Labour union leaders in the country on Thursday enthusiastically applauded President Bola Tinubu with three “GBOSAs” at the State House after the President approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for workers in the country.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the federal government and organised labour reached an agreement for a new minimum wage of N70,000, following a meeting between the labour leaders and President Tinubu.
The labour leaders, as seen in a video that has now gone viral on social media, applauded Tinubu for the new minimum wage with the President promising to find ways to assist the private sector and the sub-nationals to pay the new minimum wage.
Labour leaders applaud President Bola Tinubu for approving N70,000 new minimum wage pic.twitter.com/eGrwg8jSYf
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Meanwhile, according to Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, Tinubu also promised that he will use his discretionary powers to meet the demands of university unions demanding unpaid 4 months salaries.
Tinubu to give 36 CNG buses to Labour unions
Also, as a way of ameliorating the high cost of living by workers, President Bola Tinubu has promised to give 36 CNG powered buses with a sitting capacity of 100 each to the TUC and NLC.
This was one of the highlights of the meeting between the federal government and the two central trade unions in Abuja today.