The Federal Government has announced that President Bola Tinubu is about to unveil a new minimum wage for civil servants in the country.
George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), made the announcement in Abuja on Thursday while launching a new presidential programme for women's empowerment.
Akume, who represented President Tinubu at the ceremony, predicted that things would change when more Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses arrived in the country.
He said: “Ours is a complex federation, where the three tiers of government all have access to federation accounts and so if we work together, we can do more for our people.
“Things will begin to change as more compressed natural gas (CNG) buses make their way to the country and as we prepare for a new minimum wage.”
Allnews.ng had reported that in 2023, the Tinubu administration negotiated deals with organised unions to halt the statewide strike.
The deal includes the distribution of compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles as alternatives to gasoline-powered vehicles, a cash transfer programme, and an increase in the minimum wage.
In August 2023, the federal government announced that it would invest N100 billion between then and March 2024 to purchase 3,000 CNG-powered 20-seater buses.
In December, the government budgeted an additional N130 billion for CNG conversion and electric vehicles.
The NLC also demanded N794,000 as the new national minimum salary for workers in the South-West zone, while proposing a minimum wage of N540,000 for its workers in the South East.
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