The federal government has begun payment of the new minimum wage to civil servants in the country – Those who have received the payment as their August salaries were junior public workers from grade 1 to 6 – This was confirmed on Sunday, September 22, by Lawrence Amaechi, the national president of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) Junior public servants from grade 1 to 6 have begun receiving payment of the new minimum wage from the federal government for August 2019 salary. This was confirmed on Sunday, September 22, by Lawrence Amaechi, the national president of the Nigeria Civil Service Union (NCSU) who is also a member of the Joint Public Service Negotiating Council (JPSNC), The Nation reports. He said: “They have gone to commence the payment. They told us that they have started the payment and we have confirmed from our members that they were paid in August and have promised to pay the arrears in September. Minimum wage: Nigerian workers have started receiving N30,000 – Ngige PAY ATTENTION: Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Spend less on the Internet! “But, negotiations have stalled for now and during our last meeting, we said we were going to report to our principals, which we have done. We are waiting for directives from our members on what to do.” However, NCSU’s president said that the union has begun mobilisation with the hope that the federal government will improve o what it has started. Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that Organised Labour had heightened its planned nationwide strike over consequential adjustment arising from the N30,000 new minimum wage, saying only President Muhammadu Buhari’s personal intervention can stop the industrial action. The disclosure was made by the secretary to the Trade Union Side (TUS) of the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council (JNPSNC), Alade Bashir Lawal.
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