By Fawaz Adebisi
Ajuri Ngelale, the special adviser on media and publicity to President Bola Tinubu, has revealed that workers can anticipate a significant increase, potentially even a doubling, of their current salaries with the impending implementation of the new minimum wage.
Speaking during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Ngelale discussed the measures being taken by the Tinubu administration to counterbalance the impact of subsidy removal.
While refraining from preempting the decisions of the president or the minimum wage committee in various states, Ngelale emphasized that President Tinubu is committed to a substantial increase, possibly doubling the current minimum wage.
He also highlighted that, in recent times, 36 states have witnessed a noteworthy increase in their monthly funds, totaling N300 billion, surpassing figures from previous years.
Furthermore, Ngelale mentioned the federal government’s initiatives to reduce the cost of essential commodities like food and energy.
These measures include extending support to transportation companies, introducing agricultural interventions, and providing capitalization for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
Notably, during the latest National Economic Council (NEC) meeting, all states reached a consensus to back the implementation of the new minimum wage.
