The federal government will begin adjusting the salaries of civil servants to reflect the new minimum wage – This is as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Gida Mustapha, on Monday, June 17, inaugurated a 22-man committee to achieve this – On its part, the head of the committee, led by the head of the civil service of the federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, said it will do it utmost to achieve positive results After its inauguration of a 22-man committee on Monday, June 17, to negotiate the adjustment of salaries of workers to reflect the new national minimum wage, the federal government gave the group one month to come up with positive results.

The committee, inaugurated by Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Gida Mustapha, is led by the head of the civil service of the federation, Winifred Oyo-Ita, Daily Trust reports. letter from our Editor-in-Chief Bayo Olupohunda Some of the members of the committee are the ministers of labour and employment, budget and national planning, education, health and Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and the minister of justice.

Others members of the committee are director general, budget office of the federation, secretary, federal judicial service commission, secretary, National Assembly Service Commission, and chairman, national salaries, incomes and wages commission will serve as member/ and secretary.

Speaking to the committee, the SGF said that its key duty will be to negotiate the consequential adjustment in salaries arising from the new national minimum wage. Mustapha said: “I have no doubt in my mind that you have abundant literature, reports and other materials to help this assignment. The duration of the assignment is four clear weeks from this inauguration.

It is expected that the Committee will work assiduously to complete the assignment.” Get the Latest Nigerian News Anywhere 24/7. Oyo-Ita, said that in view of the economic realities in the country, the committee will do its utmost to deliver positively.

Meanwhile, President Muhammadu Buhari had said that the salaries of all those earning above the new minimum wage will undergo review.

Speaking to the technical advisory committee on the implementation of new national minimum wage in Abuja, President Buhari revealed that the process of the review would take off after the passage of the new minimum wage bill.

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Minimum Wage: FG Gives Committee One Month to Adjust Workers’ Pay