The government of Nasarawa State on Tuesday, August 6, said it was ready to pay the newly Federal government-approved N70,000 minimum wage.

The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Abdullahi Sule on Public Affairs, Peter Ahamba made this disclosure while visiting journalists at the correspondents’ chapel in Lafia, Nasarawa State’s capital city.

According to Ahamba paying N70,000 to civil servants in the state would not only improve their welfare but also boost their productivity level.

“The issue of N70,000 minimum wage is no longer news. President Ahmed Bola Tinubu had approved the payment of the said amount to workers.

“Governor Abdullahi Sule’s administration is also ready to pay the N70,000 to civil servants in the state.

“The governor had made it clear that he is willing to pay the new minimum wage to civil servants in the state,” he said.