The Federal Executive Council has approved a National Minimum Wage Committee to deliberate on an agreeable minimum wage.
Briefing State House correspondents at the end of the meeting presided by Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, Minister of Labour Chris Ngige said the committee will be made up of 29 members.
According to him, the members will come from the organised Labour, Federal and state governments.
Minister of Budget and National Planning Udoma Udo Udoma said the executive is still analysing and reviewing the 2017 Budget before it can be assented to.
The Interior Minister Abdulraman Dambazzau said the Council looked at prison congestion and how to reduce the congestion, while the Minister of State for Environment Usman Jubril said the council looked at the issue of afforestation and sustainable forest management.
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