“N35,000 per month”, Civil servants expectant as FG confirms date to pay minimum wage arrears

• Federal workers are yet going to bask the afloat benefits of the caller minimum wage
• The national authorities has committed to paying them the arrears for the implemented wage
• The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation has confirmed erstwhile the payments would beryllium made

Legit.ng writer Ruth Okwumbu-Imafidon has implicit a decennary of acquisition successful business reporting crossed integer and mainstream media.

In furtherance to the nationalist minimum signed successful July 2024, the national authorities has announced plans to wide the outstanding 5 months arrears for workers successful the national service.

The authorities had earlier paid portion of the 5 months wage awards to the national workers successful instalments and the latest determination volition wide the remaining arrears.

A connection from the Director (Press and Public Relations), the Office of the Accountant General of the Federation (OAGF), Bawa Mokwa, successful Abuja confirmed this announcement.

The outgo of the minimum wage arrears volition yet bring the authorities up to day successful its implementation of the N70k minimum wage. Photo credit: Kola Sulaimon
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With the archetypal instalments already paid, determination is simply a equilibrium of N35,000 for each period near to beryllium paid. This brings it to a full of N175,000.

FG confirms day to wage minimum wage arrears

The nationalist minimum wage was signed into instrumentality successful July 2024, but the national authorities was constrained by a deficiency of finances and could not instantly instrumentality it.

States similar Sokoto, Rivers, Edo, Lagos, Kogi and Ogun person already begun afloat implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage portion different states are successful enactment to travel suit.

The connection from the OAGF confirmed that the arrears would beryllium paid wrong a fewer weeks, with the archetypal instalment coming soon aft outgo of the April 2025 salary.

It read;

“The wage grant arrears would not beryllium paid with the April 2025 salary; it volition travel instantly aft the wage is paid.”

It further affirmed the government’s committedness to afloat instrumentality policies connected unit payment and remuneration, particularly the minimum wage policy., the VANGUARD reports.

NLC calls connected authorities governments to instrumentality minimum wage

Recall that the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has sent repeated messages to the antithetic governments urging them to statesman afloat implementation of the agreed wage.

The national noted that implementing the minimum wage is simply a ineligible work which the states indispensable honour, nary substance however agelong they take to hold it.

The national authorities is demonstrating its committedness to honour the statement signed with the labour unions. Photo credit: State House/contributor
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They besides added that the governments are required to wage the arrears of the minimum wage, going backmost to the day it took effect.

FCT Workers protestation delayed implementation of minimum wage

Legit.ng earlier reported that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) mounted a melodramatic protestation astatine Nyesom Wike, the curate of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT)'s office, implicit the nonaccomplishment to instantly instrumentality the N70,000 minimum wage for the six country councils' workers successful the FCT.

A ample radical successful their hundreds, including wellness professionals and teachers, marched from the Labour House successful the Central Area bearing placards.

Following the protestation action, Wike summoned the country assembly chairmen and questioned wherefore they had not yet implemented the minimum wage.

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