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The Sokoto state branch of the Nigeria Labour Congress says genuine council workers and teachers in the state will also benefit from the N70,000 minimum wage implementation by the state government from January next year.
The disclosure was made at a press briefing weekend by the state NLC chairman , Comrade Abdullahi Aliyu Jungle.
Similarly, the state NLC branch announced the suspension of its intended strike action related to the new minimum wage .
Aliyu Jungle stated shortly after a meeting held by executives of the state NLC at its Secretariat in Sokoto that the branch was in support of the new minimum wage implementation as agreed between NLC and the state government for the development of the state .
” The state branch of the NLC support the implementation of N70,000 announced by the state government effective January 2025.
” We will also assist the state government in the process of implementing the minimum wage even it means conducting screening and verification to ensure only genuinely employed workers benefit from the new minimum wage of N70, 000 “, Aliyu Jungle stressed.
The Chairman further urged workers in the state to exercise patience while expressing confidence in the state government commitment to unveiling more beneficial welfare packages for its workforce .
” We are optimistic that more other welfare packages are coming to workers in the state “, he added.
It will be recalled that governor Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto had at the presentation of the state proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year to the state assembly , announced January 2025 as the effective date for the implementation of the N70,000 minimum wage for workers in the state.
