Tinubu Signs N70,000 National Minimum Wage Bill Into Law

President Bola Tinubu on Monday signed the National Minimum Wage Bill into law, signalling the beginning of implementation of the N70,000 agreed by all stakeholders in the tripartite committee.

The President signed the bill into law at the Council Chambers of the Presidential Villa Abuja, witnessed by leadership of the National Assembly, Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, Deputy Senate President, Senator Jibrin Barau among others.

The President who was presiding over a Federal Executive Council meeting had to suspend proceedings temporarily to assent to the bill.

Shortly after, the Senate President Akpabio spoke to State House Correspondents, saying Nigerian workers have cause to be happy as the government has not only doubled the wage benchmark, it also added some money on it.

He seized the opportunity to caution those planning a national protest saying while it is their fundamental right to protest, they must no resort to violence or destructive tendencies.

According to Akpabio, the challenges bedeviling the country was not the making of the current administration, adding that resorting to violence will jeopardize efforts to rebuild the nation.

Recall that the Federal Government after weeks and months of disagreement settled for a N70,000 minimum wage which was speedily passed by the National Assembly few days ago.

The signing ceremony comes days before a proposed protest by faceless individuals to vent their grievances over what they termed bad governance.