Abuja — Relief felt by Nigerians following the agreement among organised labour, organised private sector and the federal government over the new minimum wage dispute, which averted last Tuesday's scheduled nationwide strike might turn to despair as the federal government said yesterday that President Muhammadu Buhari was yet to accept the recommendation of the National Minimum Wage Committee, which recommended N30,000 as the nation's least pay cheque.
Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, stated the government's position while speaking to State House correspondents in Abuja, explaining that the committee's report submitted to the president on Tuesday was a recommendation that would still have to be considered by the president for final decision.
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