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Newspaper Headlines: FG pushes N62,000 minimum wage offer despite labour’s opposition

Ayodeji.oluwafemi@thecable.ng'byAyodele Oluwafemi
June 17, 2024 8:59 am

The Eid-el-Kabir celebration messages from political and religious leaders, and the controversy trailing the minimum wage negotiations dominated the frontpages of Nigerian newspapers.

The Guardian reports that workers will need up to N104,400 monthly to retain the material satisfaction that N30,000 afforded them when the current minimum wage was enacted in April 2019. The newspaper says the presidency has responded to the New York Times article on Nigeria, saying President Bola Tinubu did not create Nigeria’s current economic problems.
The Punch reports that the Lagos government has activated its public health emergency operations centre at Mainland Hospital, Yaba following the outbreak of cholera in the state. The newspaper says the federal government is pushing for N62,000 minimum wage despite the opposition of labour unions.
THISDAY reports that the tripartite committee on national minimum wage has asked the organised labour to reconsider the amount it was demanding, based on “current realities”.

Daily Trust reports that President Bola Tinubu said Nigeria needs sacrificing citizens to fulfil the dreams of its founding fathers. The newspaper says the African Development Bank has launched the African debt managers initiative network, a new programme to provide home-grown solutions to Africa’s debt challenges.

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