The Federal Government has promised to clear the arrears on the consequential adjustment on minimum wage owed to members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, SSANU, and Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, by end of October.

The Minister for Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, disclosed this at the end of a meeting between the Federal Government and the Joint Action Committee, JAC, of the two unions, convened to examine the level of implementation of the Memorandum of Action, it signed with the unions in February, 2021.

Dr. Ngige commended the unions for their understanding and maturity in cooperating with government to resolve their issues, emphasizing that government did not take them for granted.