The Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, has approved a new minimum wage of N70,000 for civil servants in the state.
This was revealed during the commissioning the new Labour House in Edo state on Monday.
For obaseki, the new wage comes into effect on May 1st, 2024.
This is coming at a time the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is battling the Federal Government for an increase in the minimum wage to match the increase in national inflation and high cost of food and household items.
The NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), had demanded N615,000 as the new minimum wage for workers in the country.
The labour unions’ agreement was after President Bola Tinubu, through Vice President Kashim Shettima, on January 30, set up a 37-member panel at the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja.
With its membership cutting across federal and state governments, the private sector, and organised labour, the panel was tasked with recommending a new national minimum wage.
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