Kaduna  Approves N72, 000 Minimum Wage, Provides 100, CNG Buses

By Suleiman Anyalewechi

The Kaduna State Government has approved N72,000 as the new minimum wage for the State workforce.

The officially agreed minimum wage benchmark as negotiated between organized labour and the Federal Government is N70,000.

A statement issued on Thursday October 3, 2024, by the media aide to the Governor, Malam Ibraheem Musa, said Governor Uba Sani is irrevocably   committed to transforming the lives of  the less privileged in the State

The State Governor assured that with the support of the people, he is committed to making Kaduna State a model for Social welfare interventions.

This is even as he is set to launch a free Transportation Scheme for the civil servants in the State with an initial release of 100 CNG- powered buses.

The Governor noted that the decision to pay N72,000 as  minimum wage is  in tandem with his avowed determination to enhance the welfare and interests of workers.

According to him, it also aligns with his administration’s  unwavering dedication to the improvement of the general living condition of the poor, vulnerable and underserved in Kaduna State.

Governor Sani stated that it has been his  age-long desire to be dedicated to the  promotion and protection of workers’ rights ,welfare and the interests of the poor and weak in the society.

He noted that the CNG buses will be solely dedicated to conveying workers to and from work places, with a view to ameliorating their hardships and enhancing productivity.

” A joint Management Committee consisting of representatives of organized labour (NLC and TUC) and the State Government will be set up to manage the Free Transportation Scheme for  civil servants ” Governor Sani stated.