…Give August 11 deadline over outstanding wage awards, 40% allowance
By Victor Ahiuma-Young
ABUJA — Less than five days after the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Taiwo Oyedele, said savings from the fuel subsidy removal were used to pay public servants’ salaries and wages, among other obligations, the Joint National Public Service Negotiating Council, JNPSNC, has accused the Federal Government of failing to meet key welfare commitments to workers.
The council has consequently demanded an urgent meeting with the minister over the non-payment of two months’ wage award arrears and the delayed implementation of the 40 per cent peculiar allowance for federal public servants, warning that failure to resolve the issues could trigger a nationwide strike.
The council, in a letter dated July 31, 2026, gave the minister until August 11, 2026, to meet with its leadership and resolve the lingering welfare issues or risk what it described as the “wrath of Nigerian workers” through possible industrial action.
