FG to begin paying new minimum wage April 2024

The Federal Government has confirmed that a new minimum wage regime would come into effect from April 1, 2024.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed.

Mohammed noted that the current N30,000 minimum wage would expire at the end of March 2024.

Following the removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, the Federal Government agreed to pay N35,000 to each of its workers to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal.

But the organised Labour insisted that the N35,000 wage award was a temporary measure, adding that the minimum wage should be reviewed in 2024.

The Federal Government’s team and the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council on October 18, 2019, agreed on the implementation of the N30,00 minimum wage after months of negotiations.

However, Labour unions on Thursday confirmed that they had started a negotiation process with the Federal Government, adding that based on the country’s labour law, the minimum wage should be reviewed every five years.