Zulum approves N70,000 minimum wage for Borno civil servants

Babagana Zulum, governor of Borno, has approved the payment of the N70,000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state.

The governor also approved the payment of N3 billion as death benefits to families of deceased civil servants.

NAN reports that Zulum announced the approval on Thursday during a meeting with the technical committee to implement the national minimum wage in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno.

The governor 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 the representatives of the Nigerian Union of Pensioners (NU), Zulum said his administration is committed to settling the backlog of gratuities and an upward review of pensions for retirees.

On July 29, President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law.

The legislation increased the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000.

In September, the federal government approved the upward review of the consolidated public service salary structure (CONPSS).