– President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led federal government has paid the 45-month minimum wage arrears owed to the staff of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet).... CLICK TO READ THE FULL NEWS HERE▶▶
The Director General of NiMet, Prof. Charles Anosike, said the non-payment of the arrears dates back to 2019.
It was gathered that the non-payment of the arrears led to friction between NiMet management, the staff of the agency, and the labour unions, The Nation
Anosike commended President Tinubu
for authorising the payment of the arrears to NiMet staff members.
The union had planned to embark on industrial action on Monday, May 20 but suspended the proposed strike after an agreement was reached on Sunday, May 19, 2024.
The decision to suspend the planned strike was taken during a special session convened by the House Committee on Aviation Technology
led by the Chairman, Hon. Abiodun Isiaq Akinlade, with NiMet management and representatives of the unions present.
“Mr President has demonstrated once again that he is a worker-friendly president. The issue of the unpaid 45-month wage arrears predates this administration, but still, Mr. President has cleared the outstanding.”
The Port Harcourt-based lawyer said the state houses
of assemblies will have to enact a minimum wage
bill to that effect.
