Nigerian workers have confirmed receiving Federal Government’s new minimum wage.
The spokesperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Benson Upah and the Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim had both made this disclosure in separate statements on Thursday.
Upah and Etim’s comments had come after the Federal Government reported that it had begun paying the N70,000 minimum wage.
Upah, had while reacting to the new minimum wage payment commencement, asked establishments in the country to emulate the example set by the Federal Government.
Additionally, TUC’s Etim had 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.”
Some federal workers have confirmed that they received an extra N40,000 to their previous salary, as subsequent adjustment.
This development meant that more than 1.2 million workers under the federal government’s payment have begun to receive payment of the new minimum wage.
