Minimum wage should be anchored on social justice –Buhari

 President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said the nation’s minimum wage should be anchored on social justice and equity. He said the government must aim to go above the basic social protection floor for all Nigerian workers based on the ability of each tier of government to pay. Buhari said this while inaugurating the 30-member National Minimum Wage Committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The tripartite committee chaired by a former Minister of Housing, Ms. Ama People, is saddled with the responsibility of negotiating a new National Minimum Wage for Nigerian workers. The President said, “The subject of a national minimum wage for the federation is within the Exclusive Legislative List of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).Buhari said this while inaugurating the 30-member National Minimum Wage Committee at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The tripartite committee chaired by a former Minister of Housing, Ms. Ama People, is saddled with the responsibility of negotiating a new National Minimum Wage for Nigerian workers. The President said, “The subject of a national minimum wage for the federation is within the Exclusive Legislative List of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended).