Will New Minimum Wage Improve Nigerian Workers Productivity?

For two years, workers in Nigeria have been battling with the government for an upward review of the national minimum wage from the current U.S.$50. Labour unions had in a joint memorandum proposed a new package of U.S.$185 as new minimum wage, citing rising cost of living in the country as reason for the new package.The tricky question to answer remains: will the goverment increase the wage?

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