Minimum wage: Nigerian governor bows to pressure, agrees to pay workers N70,000

• Gombe government has promised workers in the state that it will pay the new national minimum wage of N70,000
• The deputy governor Manassah Jatau announced this following his meeting with the leadership of the NLC in the state on Sunday, August 25
• Jatau, chairman of the states tripartite committee on minimum wage negotiation, disclosed to the press the governor’s intention for workers’ welfare

Gombe speaks on payment of new minimum wage.
Photo credit: Nigeria Labour Congress HQ, Inuwa YahayaSource: FacebookGombe workers to get N70k minimum wageGovernment has set the machinery for the implementation of the new national minimum wage in Gombe State. Let me assure you that His Excellency the Governor is fully determined to pay the minimum wage.In our tripartite discussion, we came to agree between us and the government that we are going to wait a little bit to see the time the National Minimum Wage table which has been agreed by the Federal Government will be released. Whenever its released, we will start full negotiations in Gombe with a view to agree on what will be paid in the state.Gombe earlier said it cannot pay workers N70,000

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