The Nigerian government has officially commenced the payment of the new minimum wage to civil servants. Find out how this move aims to alleviate financial pressures on workers across the nation.
Civil servants employed by the federal government will commence receiving the new minimum wage payments starting Thursday, September 26th.
This information was revealed by Bawa Mokwa, the Spokesperson for the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, during an exclusive interview with OBASANJONEWS on Thursday.
Mokwa confirmed that employees will begin to receive notifications regarding their new minimum wage salary payments from Thursday.
However, he did not clarify whether the minimum wage would be disbursed along with any outstanding arrears.
He stated to our correspondent, “Federal Government civil servants will start receiving the new minimum wage from today (Thursday) this September 2024. I can confirm that the minimum wage salary payment is effective today, but I am uncertain about the arrears,” he informed OBASANJONEWS.
His remarks follow the confirmation from Ekpo Nta, Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, on Tuesday, that the government has sanctioned an increase in the consolidated public service salary structure, CONPSS, in accordance with the Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act, 2024.
This decision came after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu approved the new minimum wage of N70,000 on July 18, 2024, which was subsequently passed into law by the Senate.
