{"id":2906,"date":"2019-07-17T00:20:10","date_gmt":"2019-07-17T00:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=2906"},"modified":"2019-07-17T00:20:10","modified_gmt":"2019-07-17T00:20:10","slug":"buhari-approves-immediate-commencement-of-new-minimum-wage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsreservoir.com\/?p=2906","title":{"rendered":"Buhari\u00a0 Approves Immediate\u00a0 Commencement of New Minimum Wage\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Buhari\u00a0 Approves Immediate\u00a0 Commencement of New Minimum Wage<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Zainab Tanimu<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Kaduna,\u00a0 North-West,\u00a0 NIGERIA<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate implementation of the N30,000 new national wage for Federal Public Service workers currently earning below the minimum wage.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Chief Richard Egbule, chairman of the National Salaries, Income and Wages Commission, said this while addressing a news conference on the implementation of the new national minimum wage on Monday in Abuja.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said the commencement of the approved payment would be determined by the office of the Accountant-General and backdated to when the President signed the agreement.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">According to Mr. Egbule, the approval takes effect from April 18 and will affect the salary of government agencies under five salary structures.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This include the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), Consolidated Health Salary Structure (CONHESS) and the Consolidated Research and Allied Institutions Salary Structure (CONRAISS).<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Also, the Consolidated Tertiary Institutions Salary Structure (CONTISS II) and Consolidated Tertiary Educational Institutions Salary Structure (CONTEDISS) will be affected.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buhari\u00a0 Approves Immediate\u00a0 Commencement of New Minimum Wage Zainab Tanimu Kaduna,\u00a0 North-West,\u00a0 NIGERIA President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the immediate implementation of the N30,000 new national wage for Federal Public Service workers currently earning below the minimum wage. 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