'Your minimum wage review is coming'  —  Tinubu promises workers

<p>Tinubu urged Nigerians to have faith in his palliative measures, saying he strongly believes his programmes for them would work.</p>, <span>President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Punch</span>, <h2>President Bola Tinubu has assured workers that his government is already working to introduce a new minimum wage for workers.</h2>, <p>The President announced this in his nationwide broadcast on Monday, July 31, 2023.</p>, <p>President Tinubu’s address came two days ahead of the impending strike of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).</p>, <p>In the speech, the president highlighted some of the programmes his administration has put in place to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal which has subjected Nigerians to economic hardship.</p>, <p>On his programmes for workers, the President said, “We are also working in collaboration with the Labour unions to introduce a new national minimum wage for workers. I want to tell our workers this: your salary review is coming.</p>, <p>“Once we agree on the new minimum wage and general upward review, we will make budget provision for it for immediate implementation.”</p>, <p>Tinubu urged Nigerians to have faith in his palliative measures, saying he strongly believes his programmes for them would work.</p>