N70,000 minimum wage: Most likely time payment will commence across states revealed

  • Some of the 36 states seem to be running against time as the October 31 agreed date for them to commence the payment of the N70,000 national minimum wage comes nearer
  • Although many of the states have finalised talks with organised labour on the amount they will pay, the rest are yet to finalise the procedure
  • Legit.ng reports that only Edo and Adamawa states have commenced payment of N70,000 to the least-paid workers in their various territories

Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering politics, governance, and elections in Nigeria.

FCT, Abuja – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC), and other key labour unions, have given all governors in the country an October deadline to implement the new minimum wage.