The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Niger State Chapter, has disclosed that the payment of the new minimum wage of N80,000 to workers across the board by the Niger State government at the end of November 2024 is sacrosanct.

The Chairman, NLC, Niger State Chapter, Comrade Abdulkareem Idris Lafene, gave this assurance during a telephone conversation with The Guardian in Minna on Saturday, November 16, 2024.

Lafene explained that the NLC is working round the clock to ensure that the government commences implementation of the new wage by November 2024, as earlier promised by Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago.

The NLC boss commended the Niger State government team for their unwavering efforts in successfully signing the new minimum wage agreement between the NLC and the state government.

Lafene also disclosed that the government has promised to pay 10% of the consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage by January 2025.

He stressed that so far, labour has finalised every necessary modality for the effective commencement of the new minimum wage by November.

He further assured that the new salary table would soon be made available to the public.

Lafene added, “I want to use this opportunity to applaud Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago for his magnanimity towards the welfare of the citizens, especially civil servants.”

He pointed out that labour would leave no stone unturned in supporting the state government in its drive to transform the entire state to the next level developmentally.

He urged workers to redouble their efforts toward the realisation of the new Niger dream of Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago.