Implementation Strategies of 2011 Minimum Wage Act and Insincerity of the Federal Government in Nigeria

Abstract

The irrelevance of the Federal Government to the workers was determined in its inability to pay minimum wage across board orchestrated by the adoption of different strategies to maneuver the effective implementation of minimum wage. As if that was not enough, the Government belated the minimum wage law after five years it became due for review. On that premise, the aim of the research was to find out if implementation strategies of 2011 minimum wage Act were traceable to the insincerity of the Federal Government in Nigeria. The methods used were analytical, prescriptive, and speculative. System theory was the theoretical consideration. The study recommends that upward review of minimum wage, should not be used as election campaign strategy, minimum wage should also be reviewed every five years as stipulated by the law, and the Government should be stopped from arrogating power to fix minimum wage on them.