REVEALED: 2 groups that have not agreed with N62,000 minimum wage proposal

  • Professor Akeem Akinwale has explained the political side of the new minimum wage deadlock
  • Legit.ng reports that there have been several failed negotiations between the government and the organised labour to raise the federal minimum wage
  • Reacting to the disagreement, Prof. Akinwale noted that the FG wants to go ahead to legislate on the new minimum wage

Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 9 years of experience covering public journalism in Nigeria.

Yaba, Lagos state – Akeem Akinwale, a professor of Employment Relations and Labour Studies at the University of Lagos (UNILAG), has said the ongoing controversy on the minimum wage between the federal government and the organised labour is simply a political affair.