Minimum wage: Hope alive for workers as Nigerian governor takes dcision o payment of N70,000

• The governor of Ebonyi declare Francis Nwifuru has build smiles on the faces of the staff in the southeast declare
• Nwifuru on Saturday permitted the new minimal wage of N70,000 for civil servants in Ebonyi declare, with implementation living to launch in September
• The governor made this known at some level of the Ojiji Izhi Unique Yam Festival and also criticized the going via of some declare contracts

Legit.ng journalist Esther Odili has over two years of skills maintaining political events and movements.

Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi declare, has permitted the fee of N70,000 minimal wage to civil servants underneath the expend of the declare.

Minimal wage: Ebonyi to launch fee of 70k by September

Nwifuru launched this on Saturday, August 31, at the tremendous finale of the Ojiji Izhi Unique Yam Festival.

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“I even devour directed related executive authorities to draft out modalities for the fee of the new minimal wage taking off in September,” he mentioned.

As reported by The Punch, the governor, alternatively, frowned at the lackadaisical method right via which executive initiatives awarded as contracts to prominent leaders of the declare had been handled, particularly the housing estates at Izo self reliant neighborhood in the Ishielu native executive region.

He gave a marching uncover to the Commissioner for Housing to be definite that the painting of the homes without delay.

Nwifuru extra called on residents of the declare no longer to hesitate to portray executive initiatives being delayed by contractors.

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NLC speaks on N70,000 minimal wage implementation

In the meantime, Legit.ng reported that because the level of interest stays on the implementation of the new national minimal wage, NLC president, Joe Ajaero, restated his commitment to the agitation for greater welfare for Nigerian workers.

Ajaero declared that the NLC stays undeterred by alleged attempts to undermine its efforts.

He spoke on Thursday, August 29, rapidly after he left the police intelligence response team of workers (IRT) situation of job in Abuja.

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