Benue Gov Alia approves N75k minimum wage for workers, promises payment of salary arrears
A N75,000 new minimum wage has been approved by the governor of Benue state Hyacinth Alia for workers in the state.
The governor in a statement by his spokesman, Tersoo Kula, made the announcement on Monday night at the State Secretariat after a meeting with representatives of the organised labour in Makurdi
The governor also noted that the remaining three months of the five-month backlog of arrears promised to the union would be paid as captured in the 2024 budget, along with the minimum wage, effective November 2024.
He said, “We are implementing a new national minimum wage of seventy-five thousand naira (₦75,000). We decided to set the wage at ₦75,000, fully aware of the other concerns raised by organised labour during the negotiations. These concerns included a minimum wage of N30,000, wage awards, transportation allowances, tax relief, and work-off days, among others.
“Recall that the President had approved the sum of ₦70,000, which we have decided to exceed, considering the concerns raised by organised labour regarding our ability to pay.
Source: Daily Trust
