Nigeria, April 30 -- Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has announced a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state amidst ongoing negotiations between labour unions and the federal government over new minimum wage.

The outcome of the federal government tripartite committee on the new minimum is expected to be announced by President Bola Tinubu on 1 May.

However, Mr Obaseki, while commissioning a new Labour House in Edo State on Monday, announced the new minimum wage of N70, 000, suggesting that the governor made a unilateral decision without waiting for the outcome of the meeting of the National Minimum Wage Committee.

According to Nigeria's law, the national minimum wage is expected to be reviewed every five years. ...