Nigerian President signs minimum wage bill into law with immediate effect

President Muhammadu Buhari has signed into law a bill to increase Nigeria's minimum wage with immediate effect, a special assistant said on Thursday. The change means the minimum monthly wage will rise to 30,000 naira ($98) from 18,000 now, said Ita Enang, senior special assistant to the president on the National Assembly. ($1 = 305.9500 naira)