IT’S NOW OFFFICIAL: Senate passes National Minimum Wage Act 2019 Amendment Bill
The bill scaled first, second and third readings, just minutes after it was transmitted by President Bola Tinubu.
In a unanimous vote after a clause consideration in the Committee of the Whole, the National Minimum Wage Bill scaled third reading and was passed.
Earlier on Tuesday, the President transmitted the National Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly for consideration and passage.
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The President separately wrote the Senate and the House of Representatives requesting expedited consideration of a bill for an Act to amend the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019 to increase the National Minimum Wage from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000.
The Senate also approved the national minimum wage review period from five to three years.
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