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Breaking: Minimum wage doubles after Tinubu approves ₦70,000

What they have announced in terms of the amount of ₦70,000 happens to be where we are now. But the thing about it is that we will not wait for another five years to come and agree,” Joe Ajaero, the NLC's president said.

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