Civil servants under the Federal Government payroll will begin receiving their new minimum wage salaries starting Thursday, September 26, 2024. This update was confirmed by Bawa Mokwa, the spokesperson of the Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation, in an exclusive interview with DAILY POST.
According to Mokwa, federal workers should start receiving payment alerts for the new minimum wage salary from Thursday. However, he noted that it is unclear whether the arrears associated with the new wage will also be paid at this time. He stated, “Federal Government civil servants will start getting the new minimum wage from today. What I can tell you is that the minimum wage salary payment is today; I am not sure of the arrears.”
This development follows the government’s approval of an upward review of the Consolidated Public Service Salary Structure (CONPSS), in line with the Minimum Wage (Amendment) Act of 2024. The National Salaries, Incomes, and Wages Commission Chairman, Ekpo Nta, confirmed this earlier in the week.
The revised minimum wage, now set at ₦70,000, received approval from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on July 18, 2024, and the Senate passed it into law shortly thereafter.
