The recent screening and budget defence by ministries, departments and agencies(MDAs) before the Senate standing committees threw up some issues.The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, set the ball rolling, when he said the least daily upkeep spent on a prisoner in America is N31, 000, which makes nonsense of the dignity of labour in Nigeria.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is currently battling to get government to implement the N30, 000 minimum wage agreement.Even some states are finding it hard paying the N18, 000 minimum wage, which became applicable in 2011. It is exclusive of all deductions, except those