Amid rising rates of inflation in the country, the House of Representatives on Wednesday called for the payment of ‘living wages’ to Nigerian workers.
The House equally ordered its Committee on Labour and Employment, Finance and National Planning to work out modalities for the payment of living wages to Nigerian workers at rates commensurate with economic realities.
The lawmakers made the resolution following a motion sponsored by the Minority Leader, Kingsley China, and 37 other members. They also resolved to transmit the resolution to the Senate for concurrence.
While moving the motion on behalf of the sponsors, Deputy Minority Leader of the House, Aliyu Sani Madaki, stressed that the rising rate of inflation in the country has made it difficult for average Nigerians to afford basic needs such as food, water, housing, education, healthcare, transportation, and clothing.
He said that the minimum wage (in Nigeria) was increased by the president recently, but the purchasing power is low owing to the continued rise in the cost of living in the country and the fall of the Naira.
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