The Federal Government has expressed optimism that the issue surrounding the new national minimum wage will be resolved by next week.
The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Malagi, and his Labour and Employment (state) counterpart Nkeiruka Onyejeocha disclosed this after a closed-door session between President Bola Tinubu and the leaders of organised labour at the State House in Abuja on Thursday.
Naija News reports that the meeting, which lasted for about an hour, had in attendance the president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero; his counterpart at the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, and other members of their delegation.
According to the TUC boss, the labour delegation informed the President of the economic difficulties Nigerians are going through.
“In the meeting, we tried to put the issues on the table, issues that are bothering and biting Nigerians today. The economic difficulties and the value of the naira, how it has also…