FG tasks wages board with balancing workers’ pay, productivity

From Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja
The Federal Government has tasked the newly inaugurated Board of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC) with the delicate responsibility of balancing workers’ demand for fair wages with productivity, industrial harmony and the government’s ability to pay.
Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), George Akume, gave the charge on Friday, in Abuja, at the inauguration of the new NSIWC Board, describing its assignment as critical to Nigeria’s ongoing economic reforms.
Akume said the board’s mandate had become particularly important following the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage framework, which, he not...