Organised Labour speaks on why minimum wage payment may delay

• The Deputy President of NLC Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, has explained why there is a delay in the implementation of the N70,000 new minimum wage
• Ndubuaku said the process of consequential adjustment involves a lot of things like templates, calculation, compiling
• He, however, said the process of implementing the N70,000 new minimum wage may be concluded by the end of August

Labour expressed optimism that the process may be concluded by the end of August.
Photo credit: @NLCHeadquartersSource: TwitterWe have no reason to suspect that (deliberate delay). In a real sense, signing the wage is just a small component of the main activity. There is something we call consequential adjustment. That involves the calculation of the minimum wage from level one, step one. From there, we will move from stage one to 13 all the way to level 16.So it is something that may take some time. Again, they are not going to compile them alone. There are templates for compiling it. But they must also carry us along. I believe you are aware there is a committee that is supposed to carry out the necessary adjustments. We expect it should be completed before the end of the month.Governors who have minimum wage Implementation panels

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