The approval of the minimum wage by the Senate followed the report of an ad-hoc committee it set up to look into the issue.
The ad-hoc committee is headed by Senator Francis Alimikhena.
After the passage, the Senate asked the federal government to send a supplementary budget that would cover the new wage structure for consideration.
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1. Report of the Ad-hoc Committee on the National Minimum Wage on the National Minimum Wage Act CAP N61 LFN (repeal and re-enactment) Bill, 2019 (SB. 722) by Senator Francis Alimikhena
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Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe seconds that the Senate do receive and consider the report of the Ad-hoc Committee on the National Minimum Wage on the National Minimum Wage Act CAP N61 LFN (repeal and re-enactment) Bill, 2019 (SB. 722).
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Senate now dissolves into the Committee of the Whole for the clause by clause consideration of the report of the Ad-hoc Committee on the National Minimum Wage on the National Minimum Wage Act CAP N61 LFN (repeal and re-enactment) Bill, 2019 (SB. 722).
source:
www.legit.ng/1228322-breaking-senate-finally-passes-n30000-minimum-wage-nigerian-workers.html