The union gave the commendation in a statement jointly signed by its Vice Chairman, Ige Jenyo, and Assistant Secretary, Ojo Femi.
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The union expressed concerns that the polytechnic workers in the state have not been allowed to enjoy the new minimum wage, two months after the government began its implementation for other civil servants in the state.
Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Ibrahim Angbolo, made the appeal while interacting with the Joint Labour Union on Tuesday in Lafia.
The approval was given in addition to the consequential adjustment across all cadre of the state workforce.
According to the state, Governor Uba Sani has begun the implementation of the National Minimum Wage Act in Kaduna State.
Ademola Olapade, Acting Chairman of the NLC, gave the assurance on Sunday in Akure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria on the proposed strike over the new minimum wage delay.
The governor said his administration remained committed to the implementation of the new wage of N70, 000 recently signed into law by President Bola Tinubu.
Buni, in a statement by his Director-General, Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu on Saturday, said the payment would take effect from December.
He announced the new minimum wage on Monday at the State Secretariat, Makurdi after a meeting with organised labour representatives.
The committee, chaired by the State Head of Service, Dr. Innocent Eteng, also has representatives of the various labour unions.
A statement from the state Head of Service, Paul Maigida Tino, confirmed that the new minimum wage would be effective from November 2024.
The Nigeria Labour Congress made this position known on Sunday in a communique signed and issued by its President, Joe Ajaero.
The Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, revealed this in a statement he issued on Wednesday.
At the beginning of the wage negotiation, labour leaders had asked for a living wage of N615,000 as the new national minimum wage.
The governor revealed this after an extensive meeting between the state government and the leadership of the state labour union.
This decision was made public by the state Commissioner for Finance, Dr. Hauwa Nuru, in a statement issued on Saturday in Ilorin.
The approval came days after his Lagos State counterpart, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said his state would be paying civil servants N85,000.
The council made this known in a statement signed by all chairpersons and secretaries of the union and issued on Thursday.
He disclosed this on Wednesday evening during an interview on Channels TV, themed: “One-On-One with Babajide Sanwo-Olu.”
This was disclosed in a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Lekan Adeniran, on Monday in Abeokuta.