Abuja, March 1, 2024 – The Tripartite Committee on the new national minimum wage has scheduled public hearings across the country for March 7.
Ekpo Nta, the Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, said this in a statement on Friday.
The committee said it had scheduled public hearings in the six geo-political zones of the country on March 7 at 10 am.
“The venue for North-East will be Banquet Hall, Government House, Yola, Adamawa State; North-West Africa House, Government House, Kano; and South-South will be Ibom Hall, IBB Way, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State.
“For North-Central, it will hold at the Chida Hotel Event Centre, Plot 224, Solomon Lar Way, Utako, Abuja, while that of South East Enugu and South-West – Lagos would be announced in due time.
The committee invited the state and local governments, labour unions, employers of labour, civil society groups, small and medium enterprises and other stakeholders in the six geo-political zones to attend.
It urged stakeholders to present memoranda which should include the proposed new national minimum wage per month for workers.
The committee said each memorandum  should contain a proposed coverage in terms of the number of employees engaged by any agency and the area of economic activity to be excluded, if any.
“It should contain proposals on how to enhance and sustain high productivity in public and private sectors of the economy to sustain the recommendations.
“It should include frequency and mechanism of future reviews; and proposed penalties for contravening the National Minimum Wage Act by individuals or corporate bodies.
“Other recommendations connected with the subject matter considered relevant and critical, will be welcomed,’’ he said.
The committee advised that the soft copies of presentations should be sent to minimum.wage@nsiwe.gov.ng and minimum wage @ gmail.com (if bulky).
It said for enquiries and confirmation of delivery, they should contact the Director (Compensation) on 0806 555 3550. (GBN)
