Workers earning below N30,000
will soon start enjoying the new minimum wage, according to the federal
government.
President Muhammadu Buhari signed
the national minimum wage bill into law in April.
Speaking at a news conference on
Tuesday in Abuja, Richard Egbule, chairman of National Salaries, Income and
Wages Commission, said federal government is totally committed to the
implementation of the new minimum wage as agreed with key stakeholders.
He said the commencement of the
approved payment would be determined by the office of the accountant-general
and backdated to when the president signed the agreement.
Egbule added that the approval
took effect from April 18.
“The negotiations between the
federal government and the joint National Public Service Negotiating Council on
the consequential adjustment arising from the new minimum wage for officers who
earn above N30,000 would continue,” he said.
“The outcome of such negotiations
will be implemented with effect from the date an agreement is reached.”
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