Federal government commences payment of new minimum wage
On Thursday, September 26, civil servants who are employed by the federal government will begin to receive the new minimum salary payment.
He promised that starting on Thursday, employees would start receiving notifications about their new minimum wage compensation. Mokwa did not specify whether or if the minimum wage will be paid in addition to its arrears, though.
He told our correspondent, “Federal Government civil servants will start getting the new minimum wage from today(Thursday) this September 2024. What I can tell you is that the minimum wage salary payment is today I am not sure of the arrears”, he said.
The National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission Chairman, Ekpo Nta, announced on Tuesday that the government has approved the upward revision of the CONPSS (consolidated public service salary structure) in order to bring it in compliance with the minimum wage (Amendment) Act, 2024. This is when he made his comment.
This came after the new minimum salary of N70,000 was approved by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on July 18, 2024. Subsequently, the Senate enacted the revised minimum wage measure.
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