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Some of the civil servants under the federal government of Nigeria’s payroll will start receiving the new minimum wage payment from Thursday, the 26th of September.
The Spokesperson of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa disclosed this in an exclusive interview with reporters on Thursday.
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He assured that workers will begin to get alert of their new minimum wage salary payment starting from Thursday.
However, Mokwa did not state if the minimum wage would be paid alongside its arrears.
He stated that, “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 told DAILY POST.
His comment comes after the Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, on Tuesday confirmed that the government has approved the upward review of consolidated public service salary structure, CONPSS in line with the minimum wage(Amendment) Act, 2024.
This followed President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approval of N70,000 new Minimum wage on July 18, 2024.
Thereafter, the Senate passed the new minimum wage bill into law.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has defended their recent decision to bar students under-18 from taking the Senior School Certificate Examination, SSCE, accusing parents of hurrying their children.
The Eastern Updates recalls that in July, the Minister of Education, Tahir Mamman, had announced that starting from 2025, candidates below 18 years old will not be allowed to sit for SSCE.
The policy after being announced had sparked controversy, with many parents and stakeholders criticising the move as restrictive and unfair.
However, during an Inter-Ministerial Press Briefing in Abuja, Mamman explained that the decision is rooted in long-established laws and will benefit the country in the long run.
