Ben Agande Kaduna.

The Kaduna State has announced that it will implement the new national minimum wage from September 2019.

A statement signed by Muyiwa Adekeye, the Special Adviser to the governor on Media and Publicity said the decision was taken today at the state executive council meeting.

” The Kaduna State Executive Council today approved that payment of the new national minimum wage and consequential adjustments to civil servants will begin from 1st September 2019.

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“The Executive Council meeting, chaired by Dr Hadiza Balarabe, the Deputy Governor, noted the commitment of Governor Nasir El-Rufai 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.

Details shortly…

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