Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has introduced the approval of a brand new N70,000 minimal wage for civil servants within the state, efficient December 2024.
Radda disclosed this by way of his official X web page on Saturday, including that it follows an intensive and profitable negotiation concerning the brand new nationwide minimal wage.
In accordance with him, the event shall be accompanied by the mandatory adjustment of salaries for workers throughout all sectors, together with state, native authorities, and native schooling authority workers, ranging from December 2024.
The governor expressed gratitude to the civil servants for his or her unwavering persistence and understanding.
“I encourage you to embrace a tradition rooted in exhausting work, honesty, and productiveness, recognizing the essential function every of you performs in our collective efforts,” he added.
In accordance with the governor’s media aide, Isah Miqdad, the Katsina State Authorities and the State Joint Public Service Negotiation Council finalized a landmark settlement to implement the brand new nationwide minimal wage.
He harassed that the settlement was signed by the Head of Katsina State Civil Service, the Secretary to the State Authorities, and representatives of the labor unions, marking a big milestone in labor relations inside the state.
Nairametrics beforehand reported that President Bola Tinubu signed the brand new N70,000 nationwide minimal wage into legislation 4 months in the past.
In accordance with him, this lack of compliance has exacerbated the monetary hardships confronted by Nigerian staff amid rising inflation and the rising price of residing.
“The NEC notes with deep frustration the persistent delay and outright refusal by some state governments to implement the 2024 Nationwide Minimal Wage Act. This betrayal by sure governors and authorities officers throughout the nation flies within the face of each legality and morality, as staff proceed to be denied their rightful wages amidst rising financial hardship,” Ajaero acknowledged.
Since then, a number of states have aligned by rising their minimal wage.
