Primary school teachers, local government employees, and primary healthcare workers in Kaduna State are yet to be placed on the new ₦72,000 minimum wage.
Chairperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state, Ayuba Magaji Suleiman, said the wage increase has not been implemented at the local government level, leaving many workers, particularly teachers, on the old salary structure.
The chairperson explained that the Kaduna State Government has commenced implementation of the new wage for civil servants on Grade Levels 1–6 in the state service. He said the delay in extending the new structure to other categories is due to ongoing staff and pension verification.
He recalled that the government set up a Consequential Adjustment Committee in October 2024 to negotiate broader implementation across cadres. Following a December 2024 strike, the NLC suspended action after the state signed an MoU committing to full enforcement.
According to Suleiman, while health workers under CONMESS and CONHESS have had their salaries adjusted this month, other sectors, including tertiary institutions and parastatals, are still awaiting harmonisation.
He noted that the NLC is aware of the challenges, adding that recent strike threats by the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) highlight the urgency of the issue.
Chairperson of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state, Ayuba Magaji Suleiman, assured workers that the NLC will continue to engage with the government until all categories of employees and pensioners benefit from the ₦72,000 minimum wage and its consequential adjustments.
