Senate President Godswill Akpabio has said the newly approved minimum wage applies to all workers across both public and private sectors, including maids and other domestic staff.
Akpabio Akpabio said this while passing the new minimum wage bill into law on the floor of the senate.
The bill was speedily passed by both chambers of the National Assembly just after it was transmitted by President Bola Tinubu.
The Senate President said, “If you are a tailor and you employ additional hands, you cannot pay them below N70,000. If you are a mother with a new-born child and you want to hire a housemaid to look after your child, you cannot pay the person below the approved minimum wage. It is not a maximum wage. It applies to all and sundry.
“If you hire a driver or gateman, you cannot pay them below N70,000. So, I’m very delighted that this has been passed, and we now look forward to employers of labour improving on what has been set as a benchmark for all to follow.”
