It also approved the revision of the Salary structure for lecturers, doctors, military and other civil servants. 

The development comes after federal government and the Labour Union on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the seventy thousand new minimum wage.

A statement by the Office of the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, and signed by the Head, Information and Public Relations, ENO OLOTU said the committee on salaries for civil servants has agreed that the new minimum wage will be implemented from 29 July 2024.

The agreement is part of the resolutions reached at the end of the committee’s meeting in Abuja on Friday.

According to the statement, the committee also recommended that the wage award, which the Federal Government discontinued, should be paid until 28 July 2024.