Gov Nwifuru Approves N75,000 Minimum Wage For Ebonyi Workers

The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has approved 75,000 Naira
Minimum wage for Ebonyi Workers

A Facebook message on the page of his. Chief press Secretary, Dr. Monday Uzor this Sunday says the new minimum wage takes effect from Monday 28/10/2024

The Governor had on September previously approved the payment of N70,000 new minimum wage to civil servants in the state.

The Governor disclosed this while speaking to a group of journalists at New Government House in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi state capital.

Governor Nwifuru noted that the N70,000 minimum wage is not a salary increment, adding that the new minimum wage entails the least payment of a worker is N70,000 and not the entire workforce.

He further directed the State Head of Service to draft out modalities for the payment of the new minimum wage.