The Federal Government cannot meet the demand of Labour in the new minimum wage regime, Minister of Labour and Employment Chris Ngige, said on Tuesday. According to him, the economy will grind to a halt like that of Venezuela, should the government accede to Labour’s request, the minister added. Although the Federal Government has started paying workers on Grade Levels 1 to 6, the N30,000 minimum wage, there is disagreement with Labour unions over the  percentage of increment for senior workers. Ngige said about 1.4 million workers in federal public service would take 33 per cent of government budget in