President Bola Tinubu’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has described the purported reports circulating on social media that the Federal Government has proposed N105,000 as the new minimum wage as false.
New Telegraph reports that a report had emerged that the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Wale Edun proposed N105,000 in the new minimum wage template.
Reacting swiftly to the development, Onanuga in a post on his X handle on Thursday said Edun did not propose N105,000 minimum wage as being speculated.
He said: “The Honorable Minister of Finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun has not proposed N105,000 minimum wage. The contrary story being disseminated is false.”
It would be recalled that President Bola Tinubu had asked Edun to present a new wage template within two days.
However, labour has yet to confirm if the government has made a new offer to it.