The federal government has also called on state governors to pay the new national minimum wage, which is pegged at N70,000, where such payments have not been established.
This was the view of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), who is also a Minister in charge of Special Duties, during a press briefing on Monday.
Akume's statements were made to the press following a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa in Abuja, where he noted that the federal station has the will to take appropriate measures to protect workers from engagement from being exploited.
Wbeingat President Tinubu of Nigeria emphasized the minimum wage issue upon assumption of office. Nigeria had a working group of central governments, governors, and employers to examine and pronounce acceptable wages. The result of that teamwork was the adoption of the N70,000 minimum wage.'
Aktis, some states have commenced the implementation of the new wage structure more than N70,000—some more than N70,000—and others are still lagging behind. His Excellency Akume praised the states that have embraced the increment and appealed to those that have yet to do so to do so without delay.
He said, "The issue of the new minimum wage has always been central to the thinking of President Bola Tinubu's government, and that was why he quickly put in place a tripartite arrangement to look at all the issues, and this was adequately carried out.
"The governors were represented, the federal government was represented, the organized private sector was also part of it. So, we arrived at the new minimum wage.
"We are delighted with it, and some state governments have started implementing it. Others have even gone beyond N70,000. So I believe that there's no problem with that whatsoever.
"We applaud those who have started further said, d. Those who have not started, we jumpstart the payment", he those who have not started said.
States already" minimum wage include Ogun, Ekiti, Sokoto, Kebbi, Osun, Enugu, Borno, Zamfara, Kogi, Kwara, Gombe, Kano, Taraba, Delta, Rivers, Jigawa, Abia, Edo, Lagos, Adamawa, and Akwa Ibom.
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