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Government raises minimum wage

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    Nigeria’s government has raised the national minimum wage from 250 naira (around US 2.5) to 5,500 naira (about US $55) per month as of May, news organisations on Tuesday reported President Olusegun Obasanjo as announcing on Monday.

    He also announced that the minimum monthly wage for federal employees such as civil servants and police had been increased to 7,500 naira, up from 3,500, according to ‘The Guardian’ daily.

    The amounts include gross salaries as well as fringe benefits. They are based, Obasanjo said, on the report of a Committee on the Review of Minimum Remuneration in the Federal Public Service and the National Minimum Wage, comprising representatives of government, employers and labour.

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