Nigeria, March 13 -- The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Kingsley Chinda (PDP, Rivers), says anything less than N100,000 as minimum wage for Nigerian workers is unacceptable.

He urged the government to present a living wage for consideration.

He said 42 lawmakers in the House are in support of a living wage for workers, citing a recent motion recently moved by the House on the issue.

Mr Chinda spoke with journalists on Tuesday on the proposed living wage the lawmakers are advocating for workers.

Forty-two lawmakers, last week, moved a motion calling for a living wage for Nigerian workers. The lawmakers are advocating for nothing less than N100,000 per month.

The House subsequently set up an ad hoc committee with the ...