Hardship: What is the Minimum wage in Nigeria ? 5k, 7k or 18k ?

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Our source ran into a female this week who earns N7,000 monthly at restaurant in Surulere. She resume work by 8 in the morning and close at 8pm everyday, Monday to Saturday. She lives in Orile, meaning she pays transport to and from her house to work every day. She told our source that her boss gives her N200 each week as transport allowance. And she feels lucky!

She was asked  why she's doing the Job , how can N7,000 help you survive in a month? And her reply was;
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"N7,000 small? Many of the people wey I know no dey even earn reach N5,000 for one month. My small sister dey work for supermarket dey earn N4,000. Where I dey live people dey roam about they beg money wey dem go take buy food chop. Some people no dey even see N50 for one week. With my salary I go buy food stuff put for house for my pikin dem. I no dey too spend money for transport because I dey wake up early to trek reach (she mentioned the place - can't remember) from there I take bus reach Bode Thomas. And I dey collect N200 every week, so that one sef dey help."

Amazing !!!  How satisfied she was with earning that amount of money and surviving well on it, especially with two kids. But isn't the minimum wage in Nigeria supposed to be N18,000? There are millions of Nigerians who earn way less than that. Is there something that can be done about it? Is the Nigerian minimum wage applicable to private business owners or just government workers?