Nigerian Government Begins Minimum Wage Review 

The National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission says it has initiated the process for the review of the National Minimum Wage. <br />NSIWC’s Head of Public Affairs, Mr. Emmanuel Njoku, says as part of the process to review the minimum wage, which would be due in 2024, the commission had held a series of meetings and training towards nationwide monitoring of the Minimum Wage Act 2019. <br />He says the monitoring billed to begin on Jan. 23, would help ascertain the compliance level of public and private employers and organisations. <br />Njoku says the monitoring team for the exercise would be drawn from key stakeholders including the Ministry of Labour and Employment, and the Ministry of Finance and National Planning.