LIST OF MINIMUM WAGES BY COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD.
- Nigeria - $38 (N18,000).
- Algeria - $175 (N83,000).
- Belgium - $1,738 (N810,000).
- Cameroon - 36, 270CFA ($75) N38,000.
- Chad - $120 (N60,000).
- Denmark - $1,820 (N900,000).
- Libya - $430 (N190,000).
- Japan - $1000 (N450,000).
- Cote D'ivoire -36,607CFA $72.
- New Zealand -$3,187 (N1.4m).
- Luxemburg - $2,500 (N1.1m).
- Spain - $760. (N300,000).
- Switzerland - $5,620 - N2.5m.
- USA - $11 per hour.
Ironically, Nigeria politicians earn the highest salaries the whole world.
In Luxemburg where minimum wage is $2,500, their lawmakers are paid $7,400. In Libya where minimum wage is $430, lawmakers earn $3000.
In Nigeria where minimum wage is $38 (N18,000), lawmakers earn $65,000 (N29m).
How long will this continue???