Minimum Wage Update: Federal workers receive payment of arrears

Federal civil servants had started receiving payment of arrears of their consequential adjustments of the new minimum wage.

Minimum Wage Update: Federal workers receive payment of arrears
Nigeria Labour Congress

The ministry of finance, budget and planning on Monday, December 30, said some civil servants in various ministries, agencies and departments have started receiving arrear payment of the approved minimum wage.

A director at the ministry said some of the workers have already received the payment alerts from their banks.

It was learnt that the director called on the workers to remain optimistic as all arrears will be paid before the end of December as promised by the minister of finance, Zainab Ahmed.

“To be frank with you, I have just received mine but hopefully other workers who have not received theirs will get it soon,” the director who spoke on anonymity said.

 

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Ahmed had earlier assured Nigerian workers that the consequential adjustment made to the salaries would be paid to all by the end of December 2019.

The minister had also confirmed that there is adequate provision for the payment in the 2020 budget.

Ahmed said: “And we are also planning to pay the arrears of the consequential adjustments in December."