Senate to expedite consideration on new minimum wage bill

The Chairman, Senate Committee on Employment, Labour and Productivity, Diket Plang, says the upper chamber will give the expected new minimum wage bill expeditious consideration .

Mr Plang, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the bill, when passed, would further ensure improved welfare of workers and promote industrial harmony in the country .

He assured Nigerians of the 10th National Assembly commitment toward improving the living conditions of workers and tackle the high level of poverty.