Minimum Wage: National Assembly rolls out fresh update on survival package

  • In a couple of weeks from now, Nigerians, mostly civil servants, would receive a survival wage from the federal government
  • According to reports, the survival wage will be disbursed to cushion the effect of the fuel subsidy removal
  • This development was revealed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday, April 15

FCT, Abuja – The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has revealed that works are ongoing to ensure Nigerians get survival packages while the minimum wage negotiations continue.

As reported by Premium Times, Abbas stated this in Abuja on Tuesday, July 15, at the National Policy Dialogue on Corruption, Social Norms and Behaviour Change in Nigeria, organised by the Independent Corrupt Practice and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) in collaboration with MacArthur Foundation.