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Senate passes minimum wage bill

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    Nigeria’s Senate has voted into law a bill raising the monthly minimum wage to 5,500 naira (US $49.60) from 250 naira (US $2.4), according to news reports.

    From the end of May, federal and state employees will receive a minimum wage of 7,500 naira (US $74.4) and 5,500 naira respectively, ‘The Guardian’ reported on Thursday. President Olusegun Obasanjo has urged private sector workers to negotiate the application of the minimum wage with their employers.

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