SAN FRANCISCO, October 23, (THEWILL) – The federal government has approved the payments of the new national minimum wage to workers and that it should be backdated to April 20, 2019. This implies that workers will receive the shortfall when payments begin.
The Federal Executive Council, FEC, Wednesday directed the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, to begin the implementation of the N30, 000 new national minimum wage on or before 31st December 2019.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige disclosed this during a briefing after the weekly meeting at the presidential villa, Abuja.
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Also, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said FEC approved N1.7 billion for procurement and installation of communication equipment for airport towers in Zaria and Katsina. He explained that the equipment is to ensure safety and efficiency at the airports, adding that the completion period for the contract is eight months.
The Minister of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu on his part said that the council approved the use of methanol in the Nigerian economy. He said that methanol is derivable from gas that accompanies crude oil and that it has been profitable for oil companies to flare the gas, which has posed great environmental problems in the country. He said the methanol will be used as a transportation fuel and for cooking. He said it is cheap and safe and would help to check deforestation in the country.
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