The administration of President Bola Tinubu has approved a monthly transport support of ₦70,000 to public service workers across all levels for six months.
The payment will commence from November 2026, Naija News understands.
The payment is part of efforts by the federal government to cushion the impact of rising living costs in the country and support workers’ welfare.
The government also approved the payment of peculiar allowance arrears, effective from May 1, 2026, in three equal monthly instalments beginning in November.
The resolutions follow the meeting on Tuesday in Abuja between the federal government and the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC).
The approvals were contained in a memorandum of understanding signed at the end of a conciliation meeting attended by the Director-General of Budget, Timi Yakubu; Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President, Joe Ajaero; the Permanent Secretary, Service Welfare Office, Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr Garba Abdul S.U.; and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Muhammad Maigari Dingyadi.
The document, titled ‘Resolutions Reached at a Conciliation Meeting Held at Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment Between the Federal Government and the Leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress on Tuesday, 27th October, 2026’, outlined agreements on minimum wage negotiations, transport support, outstanding allowances, health workers’ remuneration, tax relief and hazard allowances for agricultural officers.
On the transport intervention, the document stated, “That transport intervention of Seventy Thousand Naira (N70,000) commencing from November 2026 would be paid across all levels for a period of six months.”
On the national minimum wage, the parties agreed to constitute the Minimum Wage Negotiation Committee and begin meetings immediately.
However, the parties did not agree on the effective date of implementation.
“It was agreed that the Minimum Wage Negotiation Committee would be constituted and commence meeting immediately. It should however be noted that there is a disagreement on the effective date of implementation,” the document stated.
The meeting followed an earlier conciliation session held on October 22, 2026, convened by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment to address disagreements between the government and organised labour.
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