The Federal Government through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission has stated that the payment of the new minimum wage will commence from July 2024.
Tis was disclosed by the NSIWC Chairman, Ekpo Nta at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja.
The commission stated that this was because the date in question was when the President approved the bill after the National Assembly passed it.
This development is contrary to an earlier statement by the Minister of State for Labour, Nkiruka Onyejeocha, that the payment would commence on May 1, 2024.
It also means that the government would only pay an arrears of two months only if it begins payment by the end of October.
This was as it announced the approval of the revision of the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure and other salary structures.
Last week, the Committee on Consequential Adjustments in Salaries for civil servants met on Friday as regards the new minimum wage template and agreed that the effective date for implementation of the new minimum wage be set at July 29, 2024.The committee also recommended that the wage award which was discontinued by the government should also be paid up till July 28, 2024.
The committee headed by the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, Didi Walson-Jack, noted that the government took note of the economic situation in the country before it took its decisions.
Reacting to this, the head of Information of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Benson Upah, faulted the decision of the government, describing it as unacceptable.
