The Federal Government has urged state governments that have not yet implemented the new National Minimum Wage Act to begin paying the revised minimum wage of N70,000.
Following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Monday, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume, commended states that have already started paying workers the new minimum wage.
Akume said, “The issue of the new minimum wage has always been central to the thinking of the government of President Bola Tinubu, and that was why he quickly put in place a tripartite arrangement to look at all the issues, and this was properly carried out.
“The governors were represented. The Federal Government was represented. The Organised Private Sector was also part of it. So we arrived at the new minimum wage.
“We are very satisfied with it. And, some state governments have started implementing. Others have even gone beyond N70,000. So I believe that there’s no problem with that whatsoever.
“We applaud those who have started, and those who have not started, we just want to appeal to them to start the payment.”