The Federal Government has officially announced that a new minimum wage policy would take effect on April 1, 2024.

This was disclosed by the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Idris Mohammed.

Mohammed noted that the current N30,000 minimum wage would expire at the end of March 2024.

Following the removal of the fuel subsidy by President Bola Tinubu on May 29, 2023, the Federal Government agreed to pay N35,000 to each of its workers to cushion the effect of the subsidy removal.

But the organised Labour insisted that the N35,000 wage award was a temporary measure, adding that the minimum wage should be reviewed in 2024.

Labour unions confirmed that they had started a negotiation process with the Federal Government, adding that based on the country’s labour law, the minimum wage should be reviewed every five years.