NIGERIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES MINIMUM WAGE PAYMENT, ARREARS BEFORE DECEMBER 31
The Federal Executive Council(FEC) at the meeting which also had in attendance Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies to discuss issues that border on the country’s economy and social development. said the arrears should be cleared by December 31,
Penpushing further reports that, briefing the council, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, said the N30,000 new minimum wage has been fixed, and also listed government’s agencies and levels entitled to this new salary adjustment as stipulated in the signed agreement.
“Today we sent to the federal executive council our report and the conciliation that was done last week between the organised labour and one federal government of Nigeria on the issue of the new national minimum wage which has been fixed at N30,000 a month and the consequential adjustments,” ,Ngige said.
The Minister explained that as approved by the Federal Executive Council(FEC)l, the payment of the new minimum wage will commence once the “financial implications” have been worked out by the labour Ministry, adding that such must be resolved before December 2019.
“So FEC today approved for us that the financial implications worked out by the National Incomes and Wages Commission that the salaries adjustment should take effect as from April 18, 2019 the day the New National Minimum Wage Act came into being. Council also approved for us that the financial implication be worked out and the payment should be completed on or before December 2019.
“Council further directed that the minister of finance, budget and national planning through the office of the Accountant General of the Federation should effect all these payments before 31 December 2019. Council further directed also that the National Income and Wages Commission and the Ministry of Labour and Employment should send the consequential adjustment table down to the states and local government as an advisory document for their information.”
Penpushing recalled that, President Muhammad Buhari in Aril, 2019 signed the new minimum wage bill into law but its implementation has been stalled over salary adjustments disagreement between the labour unions and government representatives.
