Nigerian workers have confirmed receiving the Federal Government’s new minimum wage.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Benson Upah and the Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Tommy Etim disclosed this in separate statements.
Reacting to the new minimum wage payment commencement, Upah, asked establishments in the country to emulate the example set by the Federal Government. “Yes, I think so. We ask other entities to emulate this example”, he said.
Similarly, TUC’s Etim said, “FG’s committee on consequential adjustments already released a template, so, no one has any moral ground to delay the payment of the minimum wage. We now advise that all other parties follow suit and commence the payment of the new minimum wage.”
A civil servant working in the office of the Head of Civil Service, who is not authorized to speak, also confirmed that he has received the new minimum wage payment for September 2024.
“I got an alert around 2 pm on Thursday. I am hoping the arrears will come too”, he told journalists.
Some of the federal workers confirmed that they received an additional N40,000 to their previous salary, as consequential adjustment.
The implication meant that over 1.2 million workers under the federal government’s payment have begun to receive payment of the new minimum wage.
On Tuesday, the Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, confirmed that the government has approved the upward review of the consolidated public service salary structure, (CONPSS) in line with the Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act, 2024.
