KADUNA State will implement the new national minimum wage of N30,000 from September 1, 2019, Special Adviser to Governor Nasir El-Rufai on Media and Communication, Muyiwa Adekeye said on Monday.
According to the statement, ‘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.
“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.
“The Executive Council stated its that commitment to the public service includes a desire to improve the standard of living of workers in the state.”
