Ebonyi Govt Begins Payment Of New Minimum Wage

Ebonyi State Government on Thursday announced that it has finalized arrangements to commence the implementation of the payment of the Federal Government’s approved National Minimum Wage to civil servants in the State starting from September 2024.

The state Commissioner for Information and State Orientation, Jude Okpor disclosed this in a statement made available to New Telegraph in Abakaliki.

Okpor further revealed that the implementation was part of the Governor’s economic policies of improving the living standards of citizens of the State.

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According to him, the administration of Governor Francis Nwifuru was the first in the South East region to agree to the implementation of the new National Minimum Wage for workers.

He noted that the empowerment packages of the present administration were in different categories as many indigenes and non-indigenes have been benefiting from the empowerment Programmes of the Governor.

“In the commencement of his administration, his Excellency in order ameliorate the present economic hardship being faced by citizens, owing to the removal of fuel subsidy, which has continued to impact on the cost of commodities and cost of living, across the country, including Ebonyi State, for instance, implemented the wage increment of N10,000.00 and later upgraded it to N20,000.00. He stated.