Nigeria: 'N18,000 Minimum Wage Not Realistic Any More'

Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Victor Ochei has called on the Federal Government to adopt a living wage for its workers, because according to him, the current N18,000 minimum wage is no longer realistic.

Ochei made the call while delivering a paper, titled, "Minimum Wage and the Enhancement of Productivity in the Public Service at the 2012 University of Ibadan Alumni Association Annual Distinguished Public Service Lecture in Asaba. The Speaker said although the minimum wage is backed by law, in terms of real value, it is nothing to write home about. He said a living wage is such that can afford decent wage for all and sundry.

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