The National President of the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees, Alhaji Haruna Kankara, on Sunday, said about 20 states have yet to implement the N70,000 new minimum wage for local government workers and primary school teachers.
This states include Yobe, Gombe, Zamfara, Kaduna, Imo, Ebonyi, Cross River, Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Borno and 11 others, disclosed by the NULGE leader.
Also, following the signing of the Minimum Wage Act, 2024 into law, about 20 states commenced the implementation of the new wage which are, Lagos, Rivers, Bayelsa, Niger, Enugu, Akwa Ibom, Abia, Adamawa, Anambra, Jigawa, Gombe, Ogun, Kebbi, Ondo, Kogi and others.
Recall that the new monthly minimum wage was raised by 133 percent from N30,000 to N70,000, amid the economic hardship in the country, and signed by president Bola Tinubu on July 29, 2024, after months of negotiation with labour unions.
