Nigeria: Finance Minister Directs AGF to Compute New Minimum Wage

22 October 2019

Abuja — Following the agreement between the federal government and the organised labour on the new minimum wage consequential adjustments, the Minister of Finance, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed, has directed the Accountant General of the Federation (AGF), Ahmed Idris, to work out the cost implication of the approved minimum wage.

Idris disclosed this yesterday when his team appeared before the House of Representatives Committee on Finance for budget defence.

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