House of Reps moves for the review of minimum wage every 5 years

    The House of Representatives, has moved the process of making the review of the National Minimum Wage a periodic exercise of every five years.

   Consequently, the bill to amend the National Minimum Wage Act passed through second reading, yesterday.

   Leading the debate on the general principles of the bill during plenary, House Majority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila said the bill sought to provide for periodic review of the national minimum wage every five years.

   Gbajabiamila, who blamed the continuous clamour for increased minimum wage by workers across the country on inflation, described salary as a major component of workers’ welfare, adding that there was the need for a law to compel the Federal Government to effect a review.