The Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Senator George Akume, has called on Nigerians to remain calm amid economic challenges, assuring President Bola Tinubu is working diligently to improve the economy. He cautioned labour not to make decision that would jeopardise the efforts of the Tinubu-led administration.
He emphasised that the current administration has taken swift actions in implementing palliatives to cushion the effects of these reforms. ”We are providing N200 billion to support the cultivation of hectares of land, which is even more now,” he added.Tinubu, Abiru, Ojelabi mourn Soyannwo’s passing Reflecting on the process of setting the minimum wage, Akume explained: “In 2019, the minimum wage was legislated up to N30,000 . It is an exclusive issue in the constitution, not on the concurrent list, but on the exclusive legislative list. That is why it is the federal government, working with organized private sector and labor, that recommends it to the president for the national assembly’s attention.