The chairman of the Ekiti state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Kolapo Olatunde, announced on Monday, August 26 that the federal government will commence payment of the long-awaited new minimum wage from September 2019.

He said:
"I speak to you as a right source that nothing will stop the implementation of the N30,000 minimum wage next month.

"Government will pay the new minimum wage in the first week of September.

"After the National Executive Council meeting of the NLC in Kano, we have streamlined everything that can cause any further delay of the payment.

"Now, we are waiting for the outcome."

Source: http://legit.ng