Nigeria, March 13 -- The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly has urged the State Ministry of Labour and Productivity to issue statutory compliance notices to multinational companies operating in the state that are yet to implement the approved minimum wage.

The lawmakers also called on relevant enforcement agencies to uphold the provisions of the Minimum Wage Act and sanction organisations that fail to comply.

The resolution followed the consideration and adoption of a report by the House Committee on Labour and Productivity, on a motion urging the state government to compel multinational companies to implement the approved N70,000 national minimum wage.

Presenting the report during plenary on 5 March, the committee Chairperson, Sunday J...