Minimum Wage: List of States Not Paying ₦70,000 to LG Staff According to NULGE

• The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees has mentioned three states yet to pay the new ₦70,000 minimum wage to local government staff
• Kaduna NULGE members threaten strike if the new wage is not fully implemented, calling the non-payment “callous and unfair"
• NULGE criticised Osun for withholding LG funds and urged President Tinubu to enforce the Supreme Court ruling on council financial autonomy

FCT, Abuja - Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has mentioned that certain states in Nigeria are not paying the N70,000 minimum wage to local government staff, as approved by the Tinubu-led government.

Specifically, the union listed the states of Borno, Gombe, and Kaduna.

Recall that the President Bola Tinubu-led government approved the national minimum wage after a protracted drama with the NLC and TUC.

The union’s president general, Aliyu Kankara, made the claim after a National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Abuja, Guardian Nigeria reported.

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NULGE: Many states yet to comply with new minimum wage

Mr Kankara said many states were still paying the old ₦30,000 minimum wage, while only a few had begun implementing the new ₦70,000 rate.

Even in those states, he said, the wage was not being fully implemented.

“Among states that are not paying national minimum wage for local government workers are Kaduna, Gombe and Borno states,” he said.

Minimum wage: NULGE issues warns of looming strike

Kankara noted that NULGE members in Kaduna state have issued an ultimatum to go on strike if the new wage is not implemented.

Describing the non-payment as “callous and unfair”, given the economic hardship in the country, the NEC commended states that had adjusted their wage structures.

Osun govt tackled for allegedly withholding LG allocation

Speaking still, Kankara slammed the Osun state government for allegedly withholding local government councils’ allocations.

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While describing it as “political”, he noted that despite the shortfall, the Osun government for paying the new wage.

More so, the NEC urged the federal government to urgently restore the seized funds, warning that the freeze had disrupted development and worsened livelihoods.

Speaking further, the NULGE president said despite the Supreme Court ruling, which granted financial autonomy to local councils, no council currently receives its allocation directly from the Federation Account Allocation Committee (FAAC).

The NULGE president also urged President Bola Tinubu to begin enforcing the judgment, saying this would strengthen governance at the local level.

Imo Gov Uzodimma announces minimum wage increment

Previously, Legit.ng reported that Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo has increased the new minimum wage for civil servants in the state from N76,000 to N104,000. The governor also announced an increase in the new minimum wage for doctors from N215,000 to N503,000.

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He further said the minimum wage of teachers in tertiary institutions was raised from N119,000 to N222,000.

Uzodimma explained that the people of Imo have faced a series of challenges since his administration took over the office, citing the COVID-19 pandemic, insecurity, the dispute over the minimum wage, the economic hardship as a result of the reform and the general subsidy removal.

Source: Legit.ng