Borno State Governor Babagana Umara Zulum has said he had approved the payment of N30,000 minimum wage to 5, 439 teachers of the Local Education Authority (LEA) who passed competency tests.
The governor disclosed this on Wednesday in a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Maiduguri, Borno state.
The 5,439 teachers at local government levels were those who passed basic literacy and numeracy tests conducted by a committee which Zulum constituted in 2021.
In January 2020, all Borno civil servants at the state level including teachers of secondary schools, began to enjoy a national minimum wage of N30,000.
The NLC Chairman in Borno State, Comrade Yusuf Inuwa, thanked the governor for his commitment to welfare of workers and also called his attention to other areas that include payments of promotion benefits.
Mr Inuwa made special note of the governor’s payment of 2020 and 2021 leave grants to entitled workers, as well as constant payment of monthly salaries, pensions and significant progress made on gratuities.
