Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has announced that his administration will begin the payment of N30,000 minimum wage starting from June 2024.
The governor announced this on Wednesday when he met with the leadership of the Zamfara State Labour Union.
According to the statement by the spokesperson of the Governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, the commitment to implementing the minimum wage reflects the state government’s desire to improving workers’ welfare.
The statement added that the Zamfara State Government will start paying a minimum wage of 30 thousand Naira instead of seven thousand Naira effective June this 2024.
While addressing the leaders of the Zamfara State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), Governor Lawal reiterated that implementing the N30,000 Naira minimum wage will certainly boost the morale of the state civil servants in the state
“Today, I want to announce to the Zamfara State Labour Union leaders that my government will commence the payment of 30 thousand Naira minimum wages with effect from June 2024.
“Since assuming office as the governor of Zamfara State, my administration has implemented numerous civil service reforms aimed at ensuring workers’ welfare.
“We have achieved the payment of withheld three months salaries of workers, payment of leave grant, and other bonuses.
“My government has paid a total of N4,337,087,490 billion in four batches to state and local government retirees, which have not been paid since 2011.
“We have further plans to improve the efficiency of the civil service in Zamfara. No employee should be concerned about retirement, as we will ensure timely payment of retirement benefits without any delays. We are committed to our rescue mission.”
