The Rivers government has denied reports that Governor Siminalayi Fubara proposed N80,000 as the new minimum wage for civil servants in the state.
On Thursday, President Bola Tinubu approved N70,000 as the national minimum wage for workers.
The president announced the new minimum wage during a meeting with leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the State House, Abuja.
In a statement on Friday, Nelson Chukwudi, chief press secretary to Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers, said a viral social media post suggests that the state has decided to pay N80,000 to workers.
Chukwudi said the claim is “totally false and misleading”, adding that civil servants should ignore the news.
“Ordinarily, we would not have responded to this fake news, but for the wrong impression it would create in the minds of the public, especially civil servants in the State,” he said.
“Therefore, it is important to state that the unverified claims being circulated by Newsweekng.com, and titled: ‘Breaking News: Governor Fubara Proposes N80,000 minimum wage’ is totally false and misleading.
“The general public, and particularly civil servants in the State, are advised to discountenance the false claims in the online media platform.
“The Rivers state government will make its position on the issue known in due course.”