Tinubu’s Govt Announces Date To Start N70,000 Minimum Wage Payments

• President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has issued a fresh update concerning the implementation of the new minimum wage
• The Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for Civil Servants said payments of the new minimum wage will be backdated to July 29, 2024
• The committee also recommended that the wage award, which was discontinued should be paid until 28 July 2024

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FCT, Abuja - The Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for civil servants has announced that the new minimum wage will be implemented from July 29, 2024.

The committee was established to implement the provisions of the National Minimum Wage Act 2024.

The agreement is contained Memorandum of Understanding issued at the end of the committee’s meeting on Friday, September 20, The Punch reports.

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“The NSIWC will generate the appropriate salary templates for other consolidated salary structures for implementation; the effective date of the implementation shall be July 29, 2024.”

The committee, headed by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, said the economic situation in the country was considered before making the decision was taken.

The committee also recommended that the wage award, which was discontinued by the Federal Government, should be paid until 28 July 2024.

Legit.ng recalls that the 16-member committee on consequential adjustments in salaries inaugurated by the federal government earlier in September agreed on consequential salary adjustments.

In several meetings, the committee deliberated on issues arising from provisions of the national minimum wage act 2024.

Head of the committee, Didi Esther Walson-Jack, said the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration was determined to maintain a fair and equitable salary structure for federal civil servants.

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NLC speaks on minimum wage implementation

Earlier, Legit.ng reported that Joe Ajaero, the president of the NLC, asked his colleagues to ensure that all workers in the country benefit from the new national minimum wage of N70,000.

Ajaero asserted that the national minimum wage exercise cannot be said to be complete until it reaches all of our members wherever they may be working.

Although the new minimum wage was described as a good development by several stakeholders, its implementation—by the federal and state governments—remains of concern.

Source: Legit.ng