The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has introduced that the state will begin the cost of the N70,000 minimal wage from subsequent month.
Soludo disclosed this on the Prof. Dora Akunyili Ladies’s Growth Centre in Awka on Thursday, whereas assembly with all principals and headteachers in public main and secondary colleges throughout the state.
The governor additionally introduced that, from subsequent week, a free training coverage can be accessible to senior college students in all public colleges within the state.
He additional directed that college students in senior lessons who’ve already paid their N5,000 charges for this time period needs to be refunded, whereas enumerating a few of his administration’s strides in human capital growth and promising to do extra.
He mentioned, “Anambra State will begin the cost of the N70,000 minimal wage from subsequent month. From subsequent week, a free training coverage can be accessible to senior college students in all public colleges in Anambra.
“I guarantee you that, even with the binding useful resource constraint, this administration will proceed to work very exhausting to ship on the mandate.
“From subsequent month, we additionally hope to start out paying the brand new minimal wage of N70,000. College students in senior lessons who’ve already paid their N5,000 charges for this time period needs to be refunded, and we promise to do extra in human growth.”
It’s recalled that, since 2023, the Anambra State authorities has been implementing the free training coverage for pupils and college students in all public colleges from Fundamental to Junior Secondary Faculty lessons.
With this growth, the state will preserve full free training for all main pupils and junior and senior secondary college college students.