The Edo State Government has increased the minimum wage for workers in the state from N30,000 to N40,000.Obaseki also announced the reduction of working days from five to three, as residents continue to battle with the effect of the petrol subsidy removal.Obaseki also said his administration would do all within its power to ameliorate the sufferings of residents.
“As a proactive government, we have since taken the step to increase the minimum wage paid to workers in Edo state from the approved N30,000 to N40,000, the highest in the country today,” the statement read in part. It added that “the Edo State government is hereby reducing the number of work days that civil and public servants will have to commute to their workplaces from five days a week to three days a week till further notice. Workers will now work from home two days every week.”
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Obaseki raises minimum wage to N40,000Edo State government has raised the minimum wage for workers on its payroll from N30, 000 to N40, 000, Governor Godwin Obaseki announced yesterday. He made the wage increase to cushion the effects of the rising cost of living in a statement. Besides, the workers have been permitted work from home twice a week and show up in the office three days per week. The measures were taken as the state’s immediate response to the stoppage of petrol subsidy payment by the Federal Government, which pushed up food costs and petrol price. In the statement signed by the governor, the government said: “If more allocation accrues to our State from the Federal Government in view of the expected savings occasioned by the removal of the fuel subsidy. “The Edo State Government shares the pains of our people and wants to assure everyone that we are standing with them in these very challenging times. “We want to reassure our people that we will do all within our powers as a sub-national…
Source: TheNationNews - 🏆 6. / 69 Read more »
Each poly to get N130m as TETFund approves skill acquisition intervention | TheCableThe Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) has approved N130,000,000 each for polytechnics.......................
Source: thecableng - 🏆 2. / 80 Read more »
First set of medical students graduate from Edo varsity'This profession is like the paramilitary; there are many dos and don'ts, and the responsibility attached to it is more than the excitement
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »
JUST IN: Like Kwara, Edo reduces working days to three over petrol price hike | TheCableThe Edo government has announced the reduction of work days from five to three to cushion the effect of the petrol subsidy removal on civil servants. In a statement on
Source: thecableng - 🏆 2. / 80 Read more »
Fuel subsidy: Edo increases minimum wage, approves three days work weekThe Edo State Government on Tuesday empathized with the citizens over the removal of fuel subsidy which has led to an increase in the price of goods and services.
Source: MobilePunch - 🏆 8. / 63 Read more »
Like Kwara, Edo reduces working days to three over petrol price hike | TheCableThe Edo government has announced the reduction of work days from five to three to cushion the effect of the petrol subsidy removal on civil servants. In a statement on
Source: thecableng - 🏆 2. / 80 Read more »