Nigeria: Muhammadu Buhari assures of raising min wage, no figure provided

Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari said in a statement on Wednesday that he would increase the minimum wage, but not by how much.

Muhammadu Buhari's sign-off is required to raise the minimum wage, disagreements over which saw labour unions striking across Nigeria in September. A committee set up by the government and unions has recommended a minimum wage of 30,000 naira ($98) a month to the president, which Buhari said on Wednesday, January 9 would be reviewed by a technical committee, Reuters reported.