Governor Dauda Lawal has announced that his administration will begin paying the N30,000 minimum wage starting next month.
The announcement was made on Wednesday during a meeting with the leadership of the Zamfara State chapter of the Labour Union.
A statement by the governor’s spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, highlighted that the implementation of the minimum wage reflects the state government’s commitment to improving workers’ welfare.
Effective June, the Zamfara State Government will increase the minimum wage from 7,000 Naira to 30,000 Naira.
Governor Lawal, addressing the leaders of the Zamfara State chapters of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), emphasized that the new wage aims to motivate Zamfara workers.
“Today, I want to announce to the Zamfara State Labour Union leaders that my government will commence payment of 30 thousand Naira minimum wage next month in June.
“Since assuming office as the governor of Zamfara State, my administration has implemented numerous civil service reforms to ensure 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.”
