The special adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on media and publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, has said that his principal is looking at doubling the current minimum wage of N30,000
According to the special adviser to the president on media and publicity, the federal government knows the removal of petrol subsidy is “hurting” Nigerians.
Ngelale stated this while featuring in an interview session on Channels Television on Thursday night.
Currently, the national minimum wage is N30,000, but Ngelale noted that with the removal of the subsidy, states now have enough funds to afford a new national minimum wage.
“It’s absolutely evident at this point and I do not want to preempt President Bola Tinubu.
“And I also don’t want to preempt the work of the minimum wage review committee. But what I will say is this, it is evident that the president would want nothing less than a doubling and I say nothing less.
“This means you’re looking at a basic minimum of a doubling of the current minimum wage,” Ngelale said.