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Private Employers Paying Below N70,000 Risk Jail- FG

The Federal Government has urged recruitment agencies serving the private sector to comply with the new N70,000 minimum wage, warning that any violations will not be tolerated.

The FG emphasized that the updated wage is essential to address the country’s current economic challenges, stressing that no worker, whether in the public or private sector, should receive less than the stipulated minimum.

This was stated by Alhaji Ismaila Abubakar, Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, during his address at the 13th Annual General Meeting of the Employers Association for Private Employment Agencies of Nigeria, held in Ikeja, Lagos on Wednesday.

Abubakar, who was represented by the Director of Employment and Wages of the ministry, John Nyamali, said, “The minimum wage is now a law, and as a result, it is a punishable crime for any employer to pay less than N70,000 to any of its workers.

“The private employment agencies should make it compulsory in any contract they take from their principal that their workers should not earn less than the minimum wage. The least paid worker in Nigeria should earn N70,000, and I think that should be after all deductions.

“The minimum wage is a law, and you can be jailed if you fail to implement it. The Federal Government is committed to ensuring that the least paid worker goes home with N70,000.”

In his address, Dr. Olufemi Ogunlowo, President of the Employers Association for Private Employment Agencies of Nigeria (EAPEAN), called on the government and the Nigeria Labour Congress to clarify whether the N70,000 minimum wage refers to the net or gross amount.

He stressed that any ambiguities in the Act should be clarified and explained. Ogunlowo also affirmed that EAPEAN is already committed to the minimum wage, ensuring decent job opportunities for Nigerians and preventing the exploitation of human resources.

“As an employment union in the private sector, we are committed to implementing the minimum wage. We are a law-abiding and guided association. Our principals and clients have also keyed into the minimum wage.

“However, the government must clarify whether the N70,000 minimum wage is net or gross. The government and NLC should address all ambiguities in the minimum wage,” he stated.

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