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Yobe govt. approves payment of N30,000 minimum wage

The Mai Mala Buni led – Yobe state government on Thursday approved the payment of N30,000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state.

Governor Mai Mala Buni announced this at an event held at the Government House in Damaturu, the state capital.

He also noted that the state government would commence the payment of the new minimum wage to the workers in January 2020.

“We are determined to revitalise the civil service through good remunerations and emoluments for better results.

“As I am talking to you, we are ready to pay N30,000 minimum wage effective from January 2020,” he said.

The governor spoke at the swearing-in of the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Baba Mallam Wali, and seven permanent secretaries.

It would be recalled that Governor Buni had on Monday set up an 11-man committee to work out modalities to ensure that the new minimum wage was paid to workers.

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