It is a season of relief for Federal Civil Servants as they expect to start receiving the new minimum wage payment this week.
This disclosure was made by Spokesperson of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, Bawa Mokwa who assured that the payment will come in from this evening.
But Mokwa did not state if the minimum wage would be paid alongside its arrears.
According to Daily Post, he said “Federal Government civil servants will start getting the new minimum wage from today(Thursday) this September 2024. What I can tell you is that the minimum wage salary payment is today I am not sure of the arrears.”
Earlier this week, Chairman of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo Nta, confirmed that the government approved the upward review of consolidated public service salary structure, CONPSS in line with the N70,000 minimum wage (Amendment) Act, 2024.
