Breaking: Minimum wage: Kaduna govt to commence implementation on Sept 1

The Kaduna State government has announced it readiness to commence the implementation of the N30,000 new national minimum wage from September 1, 2019.

Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity, Muyiwa Adekeye who signed the implementation said the decision was unanimously taken at the state executive council meeting on Monday.

In a statement made available to journalists in the state, Adeleye revealed that the Kaduna State Executive Council (KSEC) approved that payment of the new national minimum wage and consequential adjustments to civil servants will begin from September 1,2019.

The statement further disclosed that governor El-rufai was committed to strengthen the public service and its capacity to deliver quality and responsive public service.

The council deliberated on the minimum wage memo and unanimously approved commencement of the implementation in September 2019″ he said.