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Governor approves N80,000 minimum wage for Akwa Ibom workers

Akwa Ibom State Governor Umo Eno has approved the payment of N80,000 minimum wage to civil servants in the state, effective November 2024.

This is contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ekerete Udoh, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025.

Udoh said the authorisation of the payment was sequel to the submission of the Minimum Wage/Personnel Verification by the Head of Service, Effiong Essien, to the governor on Monday, January 20.

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The CPS said the payment would be made to only 45,000 workers who had been duly verified.

“Governor Umo Eno has authorised the commencement of the payment of the new minimum wage of N80,000 to 45,000 duly verified public service workers, beginning at the end of this month but backdated to November 2024,” Udoh stated.

The implementation committee on the minimum wage was set up by the governor in December 2024 to ensure a smooth payment.

The Star

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