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Ondo workers will receive minimum wage next week —NLC

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THE Ondo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has assured government workers in the state of the payment of new minimum wage in the November salary.

Mr Ademola Olapade, acting chairman of the NLC, gave the assurance on Sunday in Akure while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the proposed strike over the new minimum wage delay.

The national leadership of NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) had proposed to commence a national strike by December 1 over delayed implementation of payment by some state governments.

Olapade, who was also the Head of Labour side in the minimum wage negotiations with the state government, said all arrangements had been made by the state government to pay the minimum by next week.

“We are not going to join the strike in Ondo State because, on our side, we have concluded arrangements with the state government.

“The payment was supposed to commence last week but was delayed due to a sliding error which had been corrected.

“So, by the grace of God, workers in Ondo State, including the local government workers, will start receiving their November salary with the minimum wage by next week,” Olapade said.

In a similar vein, the Katsina State government has approved the implementation of N70,000 minimum wage for its civil servants from December 2024.

The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Abdullahi Garba-Faskari, made this known to newsmen on Saturday in Katsina.

He said the new minimum wage would be given to workers under the payroll of the state government, Local Governments and the Local Education Authorities (LEAs).

The SSG revealed that the agreement followed an exhaustive and fruitful negotiation between representatives of the state government and the labour unions in the state.

Garba-Faskari reiterated the state government’s commitment to improving the welfare of its workers.

Meanwhile, the NLC, Ebonyi State chapter, says it will commence a seven-day warning strike today (Monday 2, December 2024) following non-payment of minimum wage by the state government.

The union’s chairman, Prof. Ogugua Egwu, made this known on Sunday during a press conference held in Abakaliki.

According to Prof. Egwu, the action is in line with the directives of their national leaders to all states yet to comply with extant procedures based on collective bargaining and eventual implementation of the new national minimum wage.

Reading out the statement signed by all affiliate unions, Ogugua said, “On behalf of the entire state council, we convey a notice of a one-week warning strike action by the Nigeria Labour Congress in Ebonyi State beginning from 00:00 hours of 1st December, 2024.

“This is in line with the directive of 8th November 2024 by our national body to all state councils in states yet to comply with extant procedures based on collective bargaining and eventual implementation of the new national minimum wage.”

READ ALSO: Schools, banks, offices shut as Ondo workers join nationwide strike

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