Mrs Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, Minister of State for Labour and Employment, said at a news conference on Friday in Abuja that the government had demonstrated sincerity in addressing the issues.
It would be recalled that the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC), issued a 14- day ultimatum to the federal government to implement all the agreement reached in October.
However, the government has only paid two months of the N30,000 wage award to federal workers while other aspects of the agreement including provision of buses are yet to be implemented.
“We wish to reassure Nigerians that this government is fully committed to honouring its obligations to workers and the less privileged in Nigeria.
“We will ensure the complete implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) we entered into with Organised Labour.
“Our word is our bond. I can confidently say that President Bola Tinubu’s administration stands firmly with the people.
“The President is tirelessly working to ensure that everything is done to address the needs and concerns of the nation,” the minister said.
Onyejeocha acknowledged receiving complaints regarding non-implementation of the N30, 000 wage award in some public and private sector organisations.
“The ministry is actively addressing these issues to ensure compliance across all sectors.”
The minister said the inauguration of the 37-member tripartite committee on national minimum wage was promptly done to mitigate the hardship the citizens are facing.
“Amidst these developments, the government is actively implementing its plan to go green with the implementation of the Presidential CNG Initiative.
“It is designed to alleviate the challenges arising from subsidy removal and for the country to gradually transit to cheaper, safer and more reliable gas produced domestically for transportation.”
Onyejeocha added that in line with government ongoing commitment to improving the welfare of Nigerians, provisions have also been made for an initial 55,000 CNG conversion kits.
She said the take-off of CNG conversion centres nationwide was also ongoing with the aim to deliver one million converted bi-fuel CNG/PMS vehicles.
The minister added that the government will procure 11,500 CNG vehicles including buses and tricycles in the next few months.
