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Reps seeks to debate N70,000 minimum wage implementation delay

POSTED ON September 4, 2024 •   Politics      BY Benedicta Bassey
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The House of Representatives Committee on Labour, Employment and Productivity on Wednesday said it will be looking into the delayed implementation of the newly approved N70,000 minimum wage by state governments.

The chairman of the House committee Adegboyega Adefarati, said the house will look into the matter after it's resumption from the National Assembly's annual recess, September 17.

“We’ll look into it immediately we resume from recess. We can just appeal to the governors to comply with the Act,” he said.

Recall that the Federal Government and organised labour on July 19 settled for N70,000 new minimum wage, up from N30,000 after months of series of engagements on the matter.

The President signed the new minimum wage bill into law on July 29, noting that payment commencement would be backdated to May.

However, over a month since the signing of the new minimum wage into law, many states have yet to start payment.

While some states, including Gombe, declared that they would have difficulty paying, others have constituted panels to fashion out the modalities for complying with the N70,000 new minimum wage.

However, some states have commenced payment of N70,000 to their civil servants.

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