Indeed, contrary to the official narrative, teachers across the state insist they were still being paid under the old wage structure.
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The Director General of NECA, Adewale Smatt-Oyerinde, stated this in an interview on a Channels Television programme: “The Morning Brief,” on Tuesday.
The Lagos State Chairperson of NLC, Comrade Funmi Sesi, made the call on Thursday, while reacting to the minimum wage increase by the state governments.
The President of the NLC said that the move by the Imo State Government under Governor Hope Uzodinma was commendable and worth emulating by others.
The state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Chief Ikeuwa Omebe made the disclosure on Thursday while briefing newsmen on the outcome of the state Executive Council meeting.
Zulum gave the directive on Sunday during a high-level meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) at the Government House, Maiduguri.
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She spoke on Thursday in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, when she addressed newsmen after a meeting with labour leaders.
Director General of Nigeria Employers’ Consultative Association (NECA), Adewale Oyerinde, who gave the position, said state governments have received enough support from the Federal Government to be able to implement the N70,000 minimum wage signed into law in July 2024.
The union gave the commendation in a statement jointly signed by its Vice Chairman, Ige Jenyo, and Assistant Secretary, Ojo Femi.
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.