The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has accredited the fast implementation of the brand new nationwide minimal wage of N70,000 for all workers below the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA).
The approval was introduced in an announcement signed by the Press Secretary to the Head of the Civil Service of the FCT, Anthony Odeh, and launched to journalists on Tuesday. The assertion emphasised the minister’s dedication to enhancing the welfare of FCT employees.
The Appearing Head of Civil Service of the FCT, Mrs. Grace Adayilo, disclosed that the fee will take impact from November 2024 and can embrace three-month arrears for all workers. She famous that the choice aligns with the Renewed Hope Agenda of President Bola Tinubu administration.
“This gesture will additional spur the complete administration workers to assist the minister in persevering with to ship on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda,” Adayilo was quoted as saying within the assertion.
LEADERSHIP recollects that President Tinubu signed the Minimal Wage Invoice into regulation in Might 2024, elevating the minimal wage to N70,000 after months of negotiations with organised labour. Nevertheless, some states, together with the FCT, confronted delays in implementation, sparking unrest amongst employees.
The FCT chapters of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Commerce Union Congress (TUC) had threatened to close down actions by November 30, 2024, as a part of a nationwide strike to protest non-compliance with the brand new minimal wage coverage in some states. In addition they criticised the Wike-led FCT Administration for failing to satisfy with labour unions since his inauguration in August 2023.
The assertion highlighted that the minister’s resolution aimed to “ameliorate the plight of employees below the make use of of the Federal Capital Territory Administration.”
