Nyesom Wike approves N30,000 minimum wage for state workers

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has approved the payment of the new minimum wage of N30,000 for employees of the Rivers State Public Service.

Wike’s approval is contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Communications, Paulinus Nsirim.

Nsirim stated that the approval of the N30,000 minimum wage comes with the consequential salary adjustments as approved by the Federal Government.

The statement, however, did not disclose whether public servants in the state will start receiving the new minimum wage from this month, January.