The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Kaduna State says many workers are yet to benefit from the ₦72,000 minimum wage in the state.
Those excluded include primary school teachers, local government employees, and primary healthcare workers.
NLC Chairperson, Ayuba Magaji Suleiman, explained that while the state government has started implementing the new wage, the adjustment remains incomplete at the local government level.
“This explains why teachers in some LGAs still earn salaries based on the old wage structure,” he said.
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According to Suleiman, civil servants on Grade Levels 1–6 have already been placed on the new wage structure. What remains, he stressed, is the full consequential adjustment across other cadres and salary structures.
He recalled that the state government set up a Consequential Adjustment Committee in October 2024, chaired by the then Head of Service, Hajiya Habiba A. Shekarau.
Negotiations were concluded, and the NLC embarked on a strike in December 2024 to press for implementation. The action ended after a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed, committing the government to full compliance.
Suleiman explained that the pending adjustments for tertiary institutions, parastatals, and pensioners are tied to the ongoing staff and pension verification exercise. He added that the government has promised to complete the process in September 2025.
He also noted that the state recently adopted new salary tables for health workers under CONMESS and CONHESS, aligning them with the ₦72,000 framework.
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Despite these steps, the NLC insists that all categories of workers and pensioners in the state must benefit. Suleiman said the Congress supports the recent strike threat issued by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE).
“The NLC’s position remains firm: all workers state, local government, teachers, health workers, and tertiary institutions must receive the ₦72,000 minimum wage and the negotiated consequential adjustments,” he declared.
He urged workers to remain calm and vigilant, assuring them that the NLC will not relent until the wage is fully implemented across board.
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