National minimum wage to be reviewed in two years, Labour Minister reveals

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, on Thursday revealed that the new national minimum wage will be reviewed in less than two years from now.

Onyejeocha, who stated this in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, while addressing newsmen after a meeting with labour leaders in Abia, said it had been documented.

She noted that President Bola Tinubu was committed to his promise to Nigerian workers by ensuring the minimum wage was reviewed after three years.

She said that the President was deeply concerned about the welfare of workers and would keep to every promise he made to them.

“We are not going to allow minimum wage review to be forever.

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“It used to be about five years, but now, in three years, which is less than two years, we will also review the minimum wage,” Onyejeocha said.

Tinubu had approved a N70,000 minimum wage in July 2024, with a promise to review it every three years.

Onyejeocha said that she decided to meet with the labour leaders, who she described as her constituents, “to wish them well,” after spending her Christmas and New Year holidays in the state.

She said that she reminded the leaders that labour is an integral part of the government that should help to ensure stability and peace, not just in the workplace, but also in the country.

“I reminded them that we should have a strike-free year, where we will be able to work with the government in partnership, knowing that if we are in peace, we will be more productive,” she said.

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