Governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum has approved the payment of N70,000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state.
Gatekeepers News reports that Zulum also approved payment of N3 billion as death benefits to families of deceased civil servants.
The Governor announced the approval on Thursday during a meeting with technical committee to implement the national minimum wage in Maiduguri, the state capital.
He said the gesture was to provide relief to the families of deceased workers, adding that his administration had adopted proactive measures towards improving the welfare of workers.
While presenting the cheque to representatives of Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NU), Zulum reiterated his administration’s commitment to settling the backlog of gratuities and an upward review of pensions for retirees.
Recall that President Bola Ahned Tinubu signed the new minimum wage bill into law on July 29 after the legislation increased the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000.
