New minimum wage: Labour leaders warn governors not implementing N70k pay

  • Former NLC boss, Ayuba Wabba, has said that those delaying the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage are violators of human rights
  • Wabba asserted that once the president signed the minimum wage bill into law, the N70,000 wage became an official law in Nigeria
  • The NLC has also stated that it will take a firm stand against the stubborn governors, who they accuse of lacking empathy for workers

Wabba calls out some Nigerian governors for human rights abuse.
Photo credit: @NLCHeadquartersSource: TwitterFrom the moment the president signed the bill, it became effective immediately and applies to all categories of workers.”Many states have already implemented the new wage. In Borno state, the governor announced and implemented it, including for teachers. However, there are other states where there is still no indication of when they will implement the new salary.Everyone is aware of the dire state of the Nigerian economy. Workers have been pushed to their limits, and the situation has reached an extreme.”

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  • Kaduna governor approves new minimum wage for workers

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