Abuja, June 4, 2024 – The Senate has promised to give speedy consideration and passage to the New Minimum Wage Bill.
Godswill Akpabio, the Senate President, made the promise on Tuesday while speaking on a motion of urgent national importance.
The motion was sponsored by Senator Diket Plang (PDP-Plateau Central), the Chairman of Senate Committee on Labour and Employment.
But while debate was going on the motion, information got to the chamber that the NLC and TUC had suspended their strike action for one week.
 Following the information, the Senate stepped down debate on the motion. (GBN)